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Can Ahmed or Mohammad be used as a last name for my child?

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Asak Mufti Saheb, Thanks a lot for answering my question.Fatwa Id 10582,(Fatwa: 124/125=D/1429).You replied that :”You may keep any of the two names: Ahmad or Muhammad”.I am sorry but the response is a bit unclear to me.Does that mean that Ahmed or Mohammad can be either first or the last name.If,they can also be the last name or middle names,Can I keep my son’s first name after any other name?Like:Ayaan Ahmed or Ayaan Mohammad .I just want to make sure that “Ahmed or Mohammad” can be the last names or not?Can I keep the first name of my child by any other 99 names of Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H) as well? I would relly appreciate your response. Thanks for your patience.

Answer

(Fatwa: 332/299=D/1430)

(1) Yes, you can keep the name: Ayan Ahmad or Ayan Muhammad.

(2) You can choose any name from the names of the Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم).

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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