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Keeping the second husbands surname for children from the first marriage

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Q: A woman has children from her first marriage. If she remarries, is it permissible for her to give her children her second husbands surname? The children and relatives know who the real father is. But friends and acquaintances might not know. 

Bismillaah

A: No, this is misleading.

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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