Zaid Alsalami's response to If a man doesn’t know his father or his name and cannot find out any details, can he use the last name of his maternal uncle who raised him?

If a man doesn’t know his father or his name and cannot find out any details, can he use the last name of his maternal uncle who raised him?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 5 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

In this situation, there would not be any problem in the surname he chooses, and hopefully he will somehow be able to find information about his family.

And Allah knows best.

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