Changing the name of the girl one wishes to marry

Q: A man wants to change whole name of a woman he wants to marry because he does not like her name. Is it legal in Islam to change the whole name of a woman before nikah and write a new name on the nikaah papers?

A: If the name is unpleasant there is no harm in changing the name, not the surname or the family name.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)