Question
Is it permissible for a married woman to adopt her husband's surname. I have read an article that says it is not permissible.
Answer
It is permissible for a woman to adopt her husband's surname. In so doing there is no deception and she does not assume her husband's lineage by so doing. It is an adoption for convenience. Instead of saying each time to everyone: "I am the wife of Mr.Abdullah Muhammad", she says for convenience: 'Mrs. Muhammad.'. That is all. The article is salafi drivel.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 06
- PDF page
- 5
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