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Do we call by all the names?

Published as What to call child? Here it is fashionable to have several names, eg Muhammad yusuf Ahmed Patel. Do we call by all the names?

· 28 Jumada II 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6599English

Question

Here it is fashionable to have several names, eg Muhammad yusuf Ahmed Patel. Do we call by all the names? Can you keep so many names? Incl. grandparents & parents names?

Answer

It is permissible to keep multiple names.

One may call the person by any of these names.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Moulana Imraan Vawda
FATWA DEPT.

CHECKED AND APPROVED CORRECT: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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