My father gave me a name that doesn't include his

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   So here is the format of my name:

mdl. name | given name | family name

As you can see none of them include my fathers name. This is exactly how my father named me. Is it obliged upon me to make my name include my fathers?

Thank you.

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Aslamtu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter. Joined: 07 November 2016 Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote Aslamtu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: My father gave me a name that doesn't include his Posted: 21 November 2016 at 9:21am
	So here is the format of my name: mdl. name \| given name \| family name As you can see none of them include my fathers name. This is exactly how my father named me. Is it obliged upon me to make my name include my fathers? Thank you.

semar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Islam Joined: 11 March 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote semar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2016 at 9:25pm
	Salam, Regarding name, in islam there is no obligation to take your father's name or anybody's name. The only ruling about name is, it should not has a bad meaning. The prophet SAW had changed one of his companion's name, because the meanining of his name was "devil". Edited by semar - 21 November 2016 at 9:36pm
	Salam/Peace, Semar "We are people who do not eat until we are hungry and do not eat to our fill." (Prophet Muhammad PBUH) "1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air"

abuayisha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Muslim Joined: 05 October 1999 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 5105	Post Options Post Reply Quote abuayisha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2016 at 8:15am
	Islam places a very high value upon maintaining family ties, and having the father's name is an important aspect of knowing and keeping family ties.

syed_z Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 February 2014 Status: Offline Points: 116	Post Options Post Reply Quote syed_z Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 November 2016 at 11:35pm
	Asalaam o alaikum. There is a difference of opinion on this. Some companions of the Prophet even used names other than their fathers or their family surnames and the Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wassallam ) never forbade them from doing so. Your last name is for identification purposes. If you go by your father's name well and good and if you go by your family surname then that is also perfectly fine. The strict salafi interpretation says to keep father's name and no other whatsoever. However the Islamic scholars who do not adhere to that interpretation have given evidence from the life of the Companions to support their claim.