She is my step-daughter, can I act as her father when she gets married?
Salam rahamat ullha
I am a muslim boy 33 years old. On january 18 2010, I married a divorce girl. Her first marriage was a love marriage with a hindu boy and after 2 years of marriage she had divorce but she had a baby girl who lives with her and now with us.
Now that girl is 13 years old and i had accpeted both the girl and her baby, even in school also i had put my name as her father and she knows that I am only her father, but actually her real father is a hindu.
So I just want to know that when she is grown up and in time of her marriage can I give my name in father's place at time of nikah? Or what shall I do? Please guide me.
- ezaz
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Asalaamualaykum Ezaz,
I am not sure what the answers to your questions are, so I would advise you to seek an answer from a qualified Mufti/Imam.
However, my understanding with regards to name changing is that a person must always keep his father's first name as the surname indicates his lineage, more importantly who his father is. If however the father's name has a bad meaning, then it is recommended to change the surname. To my understanding, it is not Islamically correct to hide from someone what their lineage is. With regards to having a Wali at time of nikah, as long as a person's biological father is not Muslim, he cannot act as her Wali.
I have just answered from the little knowlegde that I have, so please seek advice from a qualified person as I stated above, jazakhAllah,
SisterZ
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