QUESTION: When my wife was born Her parents gave her (fatima) as a last name just cuz it sounded good instead of father name I know women arent allowed to change their name after marriage but given that her name already doesn’t have her father’s name as her last name, should I add mine now after marriage? | Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem
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  5. QUESTION: When my wife was born Her parents gave her (fatima) as a last name just cuz it sounded good instead of father name I know women arent allowed to change their name after marriage but given that her name already doesn’t have her father’s name as her last name, should I add mine now after marriage?
QUESTION: When my wife was born Her parents gave her (fatima) as a last name just cuz it sounded good instead of father name I know women arent allowed to change their name after marriage but given that her name already doesn’t have her father’s name as her last name, should I add mine now after marriage?

QUESTION: When my wife was born Her parents gave her (fatima) as a last name just cuz it sounded good instead of father name I know women arent allowed to change their name after marriage but given that her name already doesn’t have her father’s name as her last name, should I add mine now after marriage?

05 Oct

ANSWER:

Of course not!

This is totally prohibited and a major sin!

QUESTION: When my wife was born Her parents gave her (fatima) as a last name just cuz it sounded good instead of father name I know women arent allowed to change their name after marriage but given that her name already doesn’t have her father’s name as her last name, should I add mine now after marriage?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters | October 5, 2025 7:39 am
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