The Ruling on a Person Claiming Descent from His Mother
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding a person claiming descent from his mother?
Answer:
The Shaykh: If there is a need for it, for the sake of recognition or the like, there is nothing wrong with it. Otherwise, the default is that one is identified by his father. A man is identified by his father. Allah said: “Call them by their fathers.” It is obligatory to be called by one’s father. But if a person is known by his mother’s name and there is a need for that, there is nothing wrong with it. This is found among the Companions and those who came after them. Identifying a person by his mother’s name when there is a need for it is a matter of clarification and removing doubt.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding a person claiming descent from his mother?
Answer:
The Shaykh: If there is a need for it, for the sake of recognition or the like, there is nothing wrong with it. Otherwise, the default is that one is identified by his father. A man is identified by his father. Allah said: “Call them by their fathers.” It is obligatory to be called by one’s father. But if a person is known by his mother’s name and there is a need for that, there is nothing wrong with it. This is found among the Companions and those who came after them. Identifying a person by his mother’s name when there is a need for it is a matter of clarification and removing doubt.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب ارتياد المكان الرخو وما يكره التخلي فيه — islamhouse.com (12:12)
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