The ruling on changing the name of one who is attributed to someone other than his father
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says that he is from Britain and asks: I was born into a non-Muslim family, and my mother was not married at the time. She later married another man, and I was attributed to him. His question is: Am I required to change my name, given that my attribution to this man is incorrect, considering that changing my name may cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among us?
The Shaykh:
You must change your name; it is not permissible for you to be attributed to someone other than your father. He is cursedSunan Ibn Majah 2609Sahih (Darussalam). Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: "Call them by their fathers' names." Therefore, you must change your name and not remain attributed to a man who is not your father.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And be patient with the harm that befalls you, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills, and Allah will help you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says that he is from Britain and asks: I was born into a non-Muslim family, and my mother was not married at the time. She later married another man, and I was attributed to him. His question is: Am I required to change my name, given that my attribution to this man is incorrect, considering that changing my name may cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among us?
The Shaykh:
You must change your name; it is not permissible for you to be attributed to someone other than your father. He is cursed
Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father
من انتسب إلى غير أبيهThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And be patient with the harm that befalls you, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills, and Allah will help you. Yes.
Source
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