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Will the child be a Syed?
Question
I want to ask a very important question please. tell me if mother is SYED and father is SHAIKH then what child will be ?? a SHAIKH or SYED this is a very important of my live please clear me
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
In Islam, the child follows the lineage of his father and not that of the mother. Since, the father is a Shaikh, the child will be a Shaikh and not a Syed.
And Allah knows best
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
24 Aug 2009
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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