What is the ruling on taking a kunya (honorific name) after an expected child?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a man taking a kunya (honorific name) after his son before he is born?
The Shaykh : There is no harm in a person taking a kunya (honorific name) after an expected child, or taking a kunya (honorific name) without having a child, because a kunya (honorific name) is one of the types of names. A name can be a proper name, a kunya (honorific name), or a laqab (title). If that is the case, then if a person takes a kunya (honorific name), even if he is young or has not yet had children, there is no blame on him for this. Then, if a child is born to him, he may name him with the name he used for his kunya (honorific name) if he wishes, or he may name him with another name. The kunya (honorific name) does not obligate him to name the child with the name he used for his own kunya (honorific name).
The Shaykh : There is no harm in a person taking a kunya (honorific name) after an expected child, or taking a kunya (honorific name) without having a child, because a kunya (honorific name) is one of the types of names. A name can be a proper name, a kunya (honorific name), or a laqab (title). If that is the case, then if a person takes a kunya (honorific name), even if he is young or has not yet had children, there is no blame on him for this. Then, if a child is born to him, he may name him with the name he used for his kunya (honorific name) if he wishes, or he may name him with another name. The kunya (honorific name) does not obligate him to name the child with the name he used for his own kunya (honorific name).