Should a female change her surname after getting married?
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She doesn't have to, and shouldn't be expected to either in my opinion. A person can legally change their name whenever, and most of the time, the courts will accept it. Marriage is no different.
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She doesnt have to...its a choice she can make.
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It isnt allowed to change ur family name in Islam
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^ This is strange, considering many converts change to a more Islamic sounding name. Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabaar to name (no pun intended) a few. Honestly, the source verses and Hadith on nomenclature laws are sort of unrelated to marriage. The Quranic verses on the matter have more to do with cases of adoption not marriage. The Hadith sounds more like an admonishment of lying about your heritage, which is hardly the same as changing your last name.
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It isnt allowed to change ur family name in Islam
I heard the same thing...but I understand why, and even if that's true? :S
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no...islamically, u r encouraged to keep ur maiden name. even in the west, there is a trend now to keep one's maiden name and not change it after marriage. i don't see any need for it whatsoever :D
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And how many times we have discussed it ere - urgh I have lost the count ....
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You should do a search on this topic. It's been discussed soooooooooooooo many times.
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I've seen a lot of ladies just can't wait to change their surname after marriage. In fact you see the new surname on facebook the very next day.
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if you are married to Azeem Butt, I suggest that stick with your maiden name.
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^Considering the way things work here the surname in that case would be Azeem.
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I would like to keep my name, but then I think about how my husband-to-be, along with my children-to-be (inshallah) will all have the same last name but me.
Not that it changes my mind to keep my last name :D
If my last name was Motorwala, I'd probably consider it.
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I've seen a lot of ladies just can't wait to change their surname after marriage. In fact you see the new surname on facebook the very next day.
yup
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Yes you should change your name. Your last name is actually your fathers name. Not yours. So now you take the husband's name as you are in fact now his property.
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NEVER change your name......its just pure SEXIST....you are not property of your husband.....you have your own identity........its pathetic that women even consider changing their name..........
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^ This is strange, considering many converts change to a more Islamic sounding name. Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabaar to name (no pun intended) a few. Honestly, the source verses and Hadith on nomenclature laws are sort of unrelated to marriage. The Quranic verses on the matter have more to do with cases of adoption not marriage. The Hadith sounds more like an admonishment of lying about your heritage, which is hardly the same as changing your last name.
Changing ur first name and ur family name is two different things. It is true that most convert change their names ex. from Mike to aslam but I havent heard of any who changed their family name.
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Religion has nothing to do with it. It is cultural.
He shouldn't really care if you change your name or not but if he's a schmuck, changing your name won't make him any better.
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Yes you should change your name. Your last name is actually your fathers name. Not yours. So now you take the husband's name as you are in fact now his property.
MOST sound and suitable answer. except the part about property.. I would use the word 'responsibility' :)
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LOL PROPERTY? come on... CM!
Under islamic literature - that I have read a women is free to keep her name if she wishes to, and if not she can change it. So thats what I have read!? The rest in entirely up to you.