Will one be called by the mother’s name in the grave or at the Gathering (hashr)?

Question

Will the deceased be called by the father’s name in the grave or at the Gathering (hashr)? In “Sunan Abi Dawud” there is a hadith transmitted from Hazrat Abu al-Darda’ ﵁ [that] he ﷺ said: “Give yourselves good names, for at the Gathering you will be called by the names of your fathers and forefathers.” Please give proof from the hadith and the Noble Qur’an.

Answer

No strong hadith has come to my notice regarding [people] being called at the Gathering by attribution to the mother. However, in “Badhl al-Majhud”, the commentary on Abu Dawud (vol. 5, p. 267), it is quoted: [ar]قد جاء في بعض الروايات أنه يُدعى الناس يوم القيامة بأسماء أمهاتهم، فقيل: الحكمة فيه ستر حال أولاد الزنا لئلا يفتضحوا، وقيل: ذلك لرعاية حال عيسى بن مريم ﵇، وقيل غير…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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