Surnames

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.

Surnames

Q: Are Muslim women allowed to have male names like Khan, Ali, Hussain, Mohammed, and Hassan. Some Muslim Imams say that females are not allowed to have male names.

Wife changing her surname

Q: Respected Ulama. This message below is circulating on whatsapp and other social networks. Please provide a fatwa with daleel(s) why is it correct for a women who gets married to change her previous surname and keep the surname of her husband?

ﺟﻮ ﻋﻮﺭﺗﯿﮟ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮨﭩﺎ ﮐﺮ ﺍﺳﮑﯽ ﺟﮕﮧ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺍﭘﻨﺎﺗﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ ﻭﮦ ﻏﻮﺭ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﺣﺮﺍﻡ ﮨﮯ۔ ﻣﺎﻥ ﻟﻮ ﮐﺴﯽ ﻋﻮﺭﺕ ﮐﺎ ﺷﺎﺩﯼ ﺳﮯ ﭘﮩﻠﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﻣﻘﺼﻮﺩ ﻋﻠﯽ ﺗﮭﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺷﺎﺩﯼ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺟﻮﮌ ﮐﺮ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﺳﺎﺟﺪ ﺭﮐﮫ ﺩﯾﺎ۔ ﯾﮧ ﺣﺮﺍﻡ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺍﺱ ﮐﯽ ﺍﺟﺎﺯﺕ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﮐﻮﺉ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺑﺎﭖ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮨﭩﺎ ﮐﺮ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﮯ ﺁﮔﮯ ﻟﮕﺎﮮٔ۔ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﮨﮯ۔ ﮨﻤﯿﮟ ﺍﺳﮑﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﺎﻧﮯ ﺳﮯ ﺑﭽﻨﺎ ﭼﺎﮨﯿﮯٔ۔ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﯽ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﮐﯽ ﺭﻭﺷﻨﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﯿﮟ -: ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﮐﺎ ﺍﺭﺷﺎﺩ ﮨﮯ " ﺟﺲ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﮯ ﻋﻼﻭﮦ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺩﻭﺳﺮﮮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺟﻮﮌﺍ ( ﺟﻮ ﺍﺱ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ) ﺍﺱ ﭘﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺳﮑﮯ ﻓﺮﺷﺘﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﻟﻌﻨﺖ ﮨﮯ " ۔ } ﺍﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﺟﮧ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﻧﻤﺒﺮ {2599 ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮ ﺩﺭ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮧ ﻧﮯ ﺳﻨﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻧﮯ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﯾﺎ " ﮐﺴﯽ ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﮯ ﺳﻮﺍ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﻣﻼﺉ ﺍﺱ ﻧﮯ ﮐﻔﺮ ﮐﯿﺎ۔ ﺟﺲ ﻧﮯ ﺍﺱ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺳﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﺟﻮﮌﺍ ﺟﻮ ﺍﺱ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﻭﮦ ﺍﭘﻨﺎ ﭨﮭﮑﺎﻧﺎ ﺟﮩﻨﻢ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﻨﺎﻟﮯ " ۔ } ﺑﺨﺎﺭﯼ ﺷﺮﯾﻒ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﻧﻤﺒﺮ {3508 ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﺑﯽ ﻭﻗﺎﺱ ﯾﺎ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮﺑﮑﺮ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﻤﺎ ﻧﮯ ﮐﮩﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻧﮯ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﯾﺎ " ﺟﻮ ﯾﮧ ﮐﮩﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻭﮦ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻭﮦ ﮐﺴﯽ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺧﻮﺩ ﮐﻮ ﺟﻮﮌﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺟﻮ ﺍﺳﮑﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﯾﮧ ﺟﺎﻥ ﮐﺮ ﮐﮧ ﻭﮦ ﺍﺳﮑﺎ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﯽ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ : ﺟﻨﺖ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯٔ ﺣﺮﺍﻡ ﮨﮯ " ۔ } ﺑﺨﺎﺭﯼ ﺷﺮﯾﻒ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﻧﻤﺒﺮ {4072 ﺍﺱ ﺳﮯ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﯿﺎ ﻭﺍﺭﻧﻨﮓ ﮨﻮﺳﮑﺘﯽ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺍﺕ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﺗﮭﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺁﺝ ﮨﻤﺎﺭﯼ ﺑﮩﻨﯿﮟ ﺑﮍﮮ ﺷﻮﻕ ﺳﮯ ﺍﺳﮑﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﺎﺗﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﯾﺎﺩ ﺭﮨﮯ ﺑﺎﭖ ﮐﺎ ﺭﺷﺘﮧ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﮯٔ ﺭﺷﺘﮯ ﮐﯽ ﻭﺟﮧ ﺳﮯ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﭨﻮﭨﺘﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻭﻻﺩ ﮐﯽ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﺍﻭﺭ ﭘﮩﭽﺎﻥ ﺍﺳﮑﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺳﮯ ﮨﻮﮔﯽ۔ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻟﮕﺎﻧﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﺰ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺻﺤﯿﺢ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﺗﻮ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﯽ ﺑﯿﻮﯾﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﭘﻨﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺑﺪﻻ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﮐﯿﻮﻧﮑﮧ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﺗﻮ ﺩﻧﯿﺎ ﮐﮯ ﺍﻓﻀﻞ ﺗﺮﯾﻦ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺗﮭﮯ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ خدیجہ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ خدیجہ ﺑﻨﺖ ﺧﻮﺍﻟﺪ ﺭﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻋﺎﺋﯿﺸﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ ﺗﺎ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻋﺎﺋﯿﺸﮧ ﺻﺪﯾﻘﮧ ﺭﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮﺑﮑﺮ ﺻﺪﯾﻖ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮧ ﮐﯽ ﺑﯿﭩﯽ ﺗﮭﯿﮟ۔ ﯾﮩﺎﮞ ﺗﮏ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﯽ ﻭﮦ ﺑﯿﻮﯾﺎﮞ ﺟﻦ ﮐﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﺗﮭﮯ ﺁﭖ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻧﮯ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﺎ ﻟﻘﺐ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮐﺒﮭﯽ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻞ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﯿﺎ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺻﻔﯿﮧ ﺑﻨﺖ ﺣﯿﺎﯾﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﯾﮩﻮﺩﯼ ﺗﮭﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﺎ ﺟﺎﻧﯽ ﺩﺷﻤﻦ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺗﮭﺎ۔ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺑﯿﻮﯼ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺻﻔﯿﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻟﻘﺐ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﺠﺎﮮٔ ﻭﯾﺴﮯ ﮨﯽ ﺑﺮﻗﺮﺍﺭ ﺭﮐﮭﺎ۔ ﺟﻨﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻋﻮﺭﺗﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﺳﺮﺩﺍﺭ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﺑﻨﺖ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ( ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﺭﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﺍﻧﮩﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻋﻠﯽ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮧ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﮐﺒﮭﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺟﻮﮌﺍ۔ ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺟﺲ ﺑﮩﻦ ﻧﮯ ﻏﻠﻄﯽ ﺳﮯ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ ﯾﺎ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﻧﮯ ﻻﻋﻠﻤﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﻮ ﻭﮦ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﺳﭽﯽ ﺗﻮﺑﮧ ﮐﺮﮮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﭘﺲ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺟﻮﮌﮮ۔ ﮨﻤﯿﮟ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﮐﺎ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﺰﻭﺟﻞ ﮐﻮ ﺩﯾﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﯾﮧ ﺳﺮﺍﺳﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺎﻓﺮﻣﺎﻧﯽ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﺱ ﭘﻮﺳﭧ ﮐﻮ ﭘﮍﮬﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺳﮯ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺷﯿﺌﺮ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﺗﺎﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮨﺮﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﺗﮏ ﭘﮩﻨﭽﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻭﮦ ﺍﺱ ﭘﺮ ﻋﻤﻞ ﮐﺮﮮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺁﭖ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﯿﺖ ﺧﯿﺮ ﮐﺎ ﺛﻮﺍﺏ ﻣﻠﮯ۔

Using a Muslim surname

Q: Can you please advise me. I am a born muslim. My husband is a Christian, but converted to Islam when he was 5 years old. His mum married again a muslim man. Now I would like to know can my children have his non-muslim surname and be muslim or must I give them my muslim surname?