Surnames & Lineage

Scholarly explanation and Hadith evidence regarding My spouse and I want a modern combined or hyphenated surname for our child — is that allowed in Islam? in Islam.

Scholarly explanation and Hadith evidence regarding How should a child be named in cases of single motherhood or an unknown father — what surname should go on official records? in Islam.

Scholarly explanation and Hadith evidence regarding What is the Islamic ruling on using surnames like ‘Chowdhury’, ‘Malik’, ‘Memon’, or ‘Pathan’ — are they problematic? in Islam.

Scholarly explanation and Hadith evidence regarding In India, documents require a surname — can we use the father’s name or community name as the surname without violating Islamic rules? in Islam.

Scholarly explanation and Hadith evidence regarding Is it mandatory in Islam to include the father’s name, such as using ‘bin/binti’ or as a last name? in Islam.