If you have the last name of Hafeez,do you say Al-Hafeez,Abdul-Hafeez,Abdul Al-Hafeez or Hafeez?

· 9 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1007English

Question

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If you have the last name of Hafeez,do you say Al-Hafeez,Abdul-Hafeez,Abdul Al-Hafeez or Hafeez?

Answer

The name will be Abdul Hafeez not Abdul-al-Hafeez

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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