Questions regarding women

[Das_Reich]

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so it is a custom not a religious obligation?is that correct?

[Crescent]

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@Anwaar Qureshi

army bro: may be someone’s knowledge of histroy only starts from 100-200 years ago

kis beh’s maiN paR gaYe ho

point being made.. talaa lagaao… aap bhee khush hum bhee khush

Yeah.

so it is a custom not a religious obligation?is that correct?

Yes.

[Sadiyah]

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I came across the following fatwa:

The woman has to keep the name of her father and not her husband. In the hadîth, the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave a severe warning to anyone who attributes himself to other than his father.

Allah says in the Qur’ân: “Call them by the names of their fathers: that is more just in the sight of Allah, but if you know not their father’s names, (then call them) your brothers in faith, or your wards.”

Due to the seriousness of the matter, if a woman has her legal documentation like her passport in her husband’s family name, then she has to change her official documents back to her father’s family name if she can. It is not enough that in her daily practice she abides by the legal ruling and people call her by her father’s name and not her husband’s. She must change her legal documentation if she can.

Source:Married woman keeps her maiden name
However, since the ahadith weren’t mentioned I wrote to them and received the following reply:

Al-Salâm `Alaykum wa Rahmah Allah wa Barakâtuh.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever attributes his lineage to other than his father or claims other than his master as his master, then he has upon him the curse of Allah, His angels, and all humanity.” [Sunan Abî Dâwûd (5115) from Anas and Sunan Ibn Mâjah (2609) from Sa`îd b. Jubayr – the wording is that of Ibn Mâjah]

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever claims as his father other than his father knowingly, then Paradise is forbidden him.” [Sunan Abî Dâwûd (5113)]

These hadîth are authentic.

And Allah knows best.

Fatwâ Department Research Committee of IslamToday chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî

[S02]

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Sadiyah, doesn't that first quote refer to adopted children?

[Sadiyah]

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Sahar02, I would assume the same applies to changing one's last name irregardless of whether one is adopted or not.

Allah (SWT) Knows Best.