What is the reality of a child being called by his mother's name on the Day of Resurrection, and has a hadith been narrated concerning this, and what is the reason for it if it is true?
Authentic and explicit traditions indicate that on the Day of Resurrection, people will be called by their fathers' names, not their mothers'. Al-Bukhari narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When Allah gathers the first and the last on the Day of Resurrection, He will raise a banner for every betrayer on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said: 'This is the betrayal of so-and-so, son of so-and-so.'"
In Sunan Abi Dawud, it is narrated from Abu al-Darda' that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, you will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and your fathers' names, so make your names good."
What has been narrated that people will be called by their mothers' names on the Day of Resurrection is weak, by agreement of the scholars of .
As for one whose paternal lineage is cut off, he will be called by whatever he is called in this world. A person will be called in the Hereafter by what he is called in this world, whether by father or mother.
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