Does sin accrue to the wife or the husband if the wife's family name is changed to the husband's family name in the American system, and what is the Shar'i ruling on that?
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It is not permissible to attribute the wife to her husband's family, unless authorities necessitate it, in which case there is no harm upon you due to necessity, provided that this remains solely in official documents and is not used in conversations.
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