Calling someone by another name

Q: If someone calls me by someone else's name, not my name and I respond to that call, will this affect me?

A: If this person is not deceived and he knows who he is talking to then this is permissible

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

عن أبي هريرة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من غشنا فليس منا (مسلم #164)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)