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Having Rahmaan only as a surname

· 27 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have been blessed with a boy and a girl. We want to name them Faiyaz Rahman and Muntaha Rahman respectively. Is this permissible to have Rahman as a surname?

Answer

Rahman should be part of the name and not the surname alone. It should have a prefix.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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