Can I call my father dad or daddy?
Question
Are muslims allowed to call they father dad or daddy?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.
One may refer to ones parents according to what is the norm and family practice.
One may refer to his father as dad or daddy.[1]
And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.
Hussein Muhammad.
Student Darul Iftaa
Arusha, Tanzania
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]
سنن الترمذي ت بشار (3/ 374)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الحَارِثِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ
عَمْرٍو، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: رِضَى الرَّبِّ فِي رِضَى الوَالِدِ، وَسَخَطُ الرَّبِّ فِي سَخَطِ الْوَالِدِ.
مجموعة رسائل ابن عابدين/ شرح المنظومة بعقود رسم المفتي. Vol 1, Pg 84
والعرف في الشرع له اعتبار ولذا عليه الحكم قد يدار
- Answered by
- Hussein Muhammad
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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