Addressing the Father by His Kunya
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He asks: Is it permissible for a man to address his father by his kunya if his father does not dislike it?
Answer:
If the kunya is an honor for him, like “O Abu So-and-so” or “O Abu So-and-so,” and it is an honor, then there is nothing wrong with it. But if the kunya is not an honor, he should not address his father with it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He asks: Is it permissible for a man to address his father by his kunya if his father does not dislike it?
Answer:
If the kunya is an honor for him, like “O Abu So-and-so” or “O Abu So-and-so,” and it is an honor, then there is nothing wrong with it. But if the kunya is not an honor, he should not address his father with it.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (1:10:16)
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