Is it compulsory for a wife to change her last name to that of her husband’s after marriage? Even if it’s not, why do people do so? What if the husband has a family name that has been used for centuries, what name do you adopt then?
Example:
Wife’s original name: Rabika Rahman
Husband’s name: Naveed Latif
Wife’s adopted name: Rabika Naveed Latif or Rabika Latif?
Forgive me for my ignorance but women don’t usually change their last names after marriage here. 
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this topic has been discussed for innumerable times 
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ahh, okay. how do i delete this thread? 
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if Latif is Naveed’s father name then wife’s adopted name would be Rabika Naveed.
it can be Rabika Rahman Naveed as well.
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Latif is the husband’s great great great grandfather’s name. All his cousins have the same last name too..
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It’s not compulsory. In fact, it’s discouraged in Islam.
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in islam a woman doesnot have to change her last name once she is married. its her choice.
but a recent study into this topic i came to realise that its actually haraam for a woman to go for her husbands name or his family name.
because your surname tells you who your father is and husband cannot be your father.
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no.
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aisi batoun mein forun Islam yaad aa jata hei. werna bhoola rehta hei. Like an inconvenience that we would rather do without.
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^ your point being?
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is main islam yaad ane ki kya baat hai.
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if u must:
rabika rahman-latif
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Well a wife is her husband’s property, isn’t it? If you pay so much (mahr) for the product, then you do have exclusive rights on it.
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^ right.
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Please read the following threads - I hope every little question in your mind regarding name change will be answered …
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/all-views/389719-all-married-girls-name-question.html
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/life-and-relationships/319347-name-change-after-marriage.html
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/life-and-relationships/355283-surname-and-marriage.html
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/life-and-relationships/471492-surname-change.html