Attributing a child to his mother
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 17904 )
Q2: In our village, some of the elderly attribute a son to his mother rather than his father. What is the ruling?
A2: It is obligatory to attribute the child to his father, and it is not permissible to attribute him to his mother, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:5] If his father is unknown, he is attributed to a suitable name, such as 'Abd Allah or 'Abd al-Rahman, or the like. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q2: In our village, some of the elderly attribute a son to his mother rather than his father. What is the ruling?
A2: It is obligatory to attribute the child to his father, and it is not permissible to attribute him to his mother, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah
ادْعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
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