Fatwa #205422 January 2001United States of America

Is it haram for a converted Muslim woman to change her last name to her husband's last name after getting married?

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It is not necessary nor forbidden for a married Muslim female to assume her husband's surname.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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