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Using a Muslim surname

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Q: Can you please advise me. I am a born muslim. My husband is a Christian, but converted to Islam when he was 5 years old. His mum married again a muslim man. Now I would like to know can my children have his non-muslim surname and be muslim or must I give them my muslim surname?

Bismillaah

A: He should adopt a muslim surname.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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