ANSWER:

The statement is 100% true. It is the sole right of the father to name his children as they would be carrying his name.

QUESTION: I was wondering if we could rely upon scholar ibn Taymiyyah’s statement that it’s the fathers’s choice to name his children if he and his wife are in dispute as he didn’t mention the evidence to this from either Qur’an or Hadith? And in general can we rely upon scholar’s statements even if they don’t mention the evidence to their claims?