Changing ones name after marriage
Question
Asalamu alaikum, i live in the UK. Normally when you get married and do a registry a woman has the choice to change her last name (family or fathers name) into the husband last name. Is it permissible in islam for the woman to change her last name?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for a woman to change her surname to her husband’s surname.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abrar Habib
Student - Darul Iftaa
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
14-11-1440|18-07-2019
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] آپ کے مسائل اور ان کا حل (ج-٧، ص-٢١،مكتبة لديانوي)
أحسن الفتاوى (ج-٨، ص-١٧٥)
- Answered by
- Abrar Habib
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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