DALEEL - ISLAM FORBIDS WOMEN FROM TAKING THE NAME OF ANYONE OTHER THAN THEIR FATHERS

[Laila Nasheeba]

 

 

As Salaamu Alaikoum,

 

The question came up once again about women in Islam taking on the names of their husbands and again I answered that this is not allowed in Islam; and when I answered I quoted to you how Allah forbids it in the Quran and I even mentioned several hadiths.  I want you new muslims to understand something.  Whenever you ask a question about islam, we answer with daleel, and that is all we are obligated to do.  As far as telling you where to find the Hadith or the verse of the Quran, we are not obligated to do that at all, and for you to ask for hadith numbers or the likes implies that you are challenging us, and to challenge a person of knowledge means that you yourself must have knowledge and therefore you should be able to look it up in a book and find it yourself. 

 

Please understand that there are certain mannerism's set in place in Islam; and one of them is that you do not ask questions and then challenge the answers.  This is not the approved behavior of true people seeking knowledge in islam.  Many of you make this mistake due to your association with other rude muslims on the internet who spend most all their time fighting, debating, challenging and destroying one another.  These Muslims are not good role models for you.

 

So as to end any doubts that serious students of our website who were present may have about this issue, and to now prove my credibility, I am going to write the verses in regards to this issue that I quoted to you down.  In the future, understand that I am not obligated to do this and if you feel the need to question my credibility or challenge me again, then my website is not the place for you to be.  Learn the mannersims of a true seeker of knowledge. 

 

Subhanllah, I really tolerate a lot from you people and what some of you subject me through, the male dayiee would not tolerate it for even a second.  This is also why so many Daiyee prefer to not deal with teaching women at all; and the sad reality is even when i put the daleel in your face to read, you will still choose to do what you want to do anyway.. thus having again wasted my time!

 

 

In regards to a woman taking on the name of her husband, as I quoted to you yesterday:

 

Allah says in the interpretation of the meaning:

 

"Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's (names, call them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful."  - Quran 33:5

 

"Prophet (saw) said, “One who claims that someone is his father and knows that it is not true will be forbidden of paradise” (Sahih al-Jami )

For those of you sister's who changed your names and did not know better, if changing your name back involves too much then just leave it as it is, for as allah says, there is no blame on you if you make a mistake.  But for those women who have not yet married, now you know that you are not allowed to do this in islam so thus, keep your names!

 

 

May Allah keep us all firm upon the sunnah and increase our knowledge and understanding of Al-Islam.. Ameen!

 

Laila Nasheeba
Managing Director

sunnahfollowes.net