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Assalamu alaikum my brothers and sisters

People are asking about women changing their surnames after marriage

Well in a world where women's rights are being discussed

People look at Islam and say Islam does not give women their rights

Islam actually upholds rights that people haven't even thought of

Subhanallah why give up your entire identity for a man

Subhanallah don't you have the right to maintain your own identity your lineage

Islam says don't change it

You belong to your own lineage your father your family your own surname

Why should you adopt someone else's surname simply because you're married to them?

I've known of people who've had to change their surnames thrice because of

divorce and because of

Being a widow may Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala protect us

So what does Allah say?

Subhanahu wa Ta'ala Allah says

You maintain your lineage lineage is sacred and what we need to understand is you will be called the daughter of so and so and that would be your father's

First name so if your father's first name is Abdullah

He your name is Fatima you would be known as Fatima the daughter of Abdullah

Nothing will ever change that on the day of judgment you will be called by that name

Now what is a surname?

A surname is just a name of the family

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