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Calling baba to their stepfather

· 21 Rajab 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 37304English

Question

As Salamu Alaykum, could you please tell me if it is permissable for my step children to call me buba meaning farther? Jazakullahu Khairun

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The stepchildren may call the stepfather baba out of respect and not regarding him as their biological father.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mahmood Baig

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Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Mahmood Baig
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