Changing a child's name to Sarim Ahmad
Q: Can a child's name be changed from the one which is kept during the time of his or her birth after azaan and iqama recitation? How is the name Sarim Ahmed for a baby boy, can you please tell me the meaning?
Names, Surnames & Titles
Child using someone else's surname
Q: Is it permissible for a child to call himself with another man's surname other than his father's?
Keeping the second husbands surname for children from the first marriage
Q: A woman has children from her first marriage. If she remarries, is it permissible for her to give her children her second husbands surname? The children and relatives know who the real father is. But friends and acquaintances might not know.
Keeping the name Muhammad Izaan
Q: My name is Yusuf Hussain Sheikh. I want to keep my sons name Muhammad Izaan Sheikh. Is the name good or bad?
Changing one's surname
Q: I was born without a father. He took off before I was born. I only saw him once, I was 16 years old then. No financial whatsoever. My mother raised me alone. They were married but the marriage was annulled when I was 8. We live in the Philippines where Democracy is the law. We are Moslems but because of my father's absence while I was growing up, I was given a surname that is of my mother's. I know its not permissible but I was a kid back then. Now I have my own family. I need to file for my children's correct birth certificate. I ask authority that if its allowed I'd have my husband's name and last name as their middle name and surname respectively. However, our government doesn't allow things like that. I know in Islam it is not permissible to attach the surname of your mother to the names of your children. But our government requires us. Now, my problem is, if I have to attach my surname as their middle name, am I somehow commiting a sin? Using my wrong surname(my mother's last name) as their middle name is a sin already but the fact that it is a wrong surname makes it even more complicated. I cannot just change my surname because of some pertinent documents. If I do, my children might not be able to receive whatever our government has to offer them thru me. Should I just let them use my surname as their middle name since even if I change it to my original surname (my father's), it doesn't make it right in Islam. Allah Ta'ala knows, I tried convincing them, citing that in Islam children are supposed to bear their fathers name and surname but they won't let me. Please help. I am going to send my kids to school but their records are not set right.
Meaning of the names Yamaan and Tayyibah
Q: Can you please give me the meaning of the names Yamaan and Tayyibah?
Naming a house
Q: I would like to know, is there any care to be taken and choose the name for a new house, and if so I would like to name my house with two names such as Muskan and Mehreen, because, their parents helped me financially, and I want to remember them always in my dua, so how exactly I can name my house with these two names.
Keeping the name "Muhammad Khizar"
Q: My son name is Muhammad Khizar. Someone said me Muhammad Khizar is not a right Name. Because you cannot keep Khizar name along with Muhammad. Can you tell me please Muhammad Khizar name is good or not.
Changing the name Musaib
Q: I have been suffering from depression from 15 years almost and my heart has become extremely weak. I am taking antidepressants from 4 years. I recently visited a religious man, he told me your name is not suitable for you. I want to know the meaning of my name (Musaib) and if it is really wrong name, then I will have change it during nikah. Actually my parents named me Musaib without proper consultation with any religious man.
Keeping the name "Muhammad Aidan Rahmaan"
Q: I'm having a baby boy inshallah by grace of Allah. I wanted to know if its ok to name him Muhammed Aidan Rahman. Is it ok to have that name?