Mentioning Parents' Names
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Question
Hello, is it permissible for a son to mention his parents' names?
Answer
Hello,
A. It is forbidden to mention the names of parents without adding a title, both in their presence and in their absence [and even after their death], if referring to them.
B. When adding a title to the father's name [such as Rabbi], it is permitted, though some are stringent even in this - see the source.
C. When asked what his parents' names are, such as when called to the Torah or when needing to fill out documents [such as making an identity card, etc.], it is permitted to say the parents' names with the addition of a title.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 240, Sif 2, Pitchei Teshuva there, Sif 2.
In Shach (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 242, Sif 24), and in Tiferet Yisrael on Tractate Kiddushin (Chapter 1, Mishnah 7), and in Shu"t Teshuva MeAhava (Part 3, Siman 74 in the name of Noda Biyhuda), it is written that in his presence, one should not call him by name even if saying "Rabbi". Also written by Yavetz (Kiddushin 65) to be stringent.
However, in Birkei Yosef (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 242, Sif 17) and in the glosses of R' Akiva Eiger there in the name of P'rach and in Pitchei Teshuva there, Sif 10, it is written that it is permitted even for one's father, and they brought proof from the verse "Adoni Moshe, ke-lam" and there it was in his presence, see there. (See also Ben Ish Chai, second year, Parashat Shoftim, section 5, and the commentary of the Gra, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 242, Sif 36, Yad Avraham on the Shulchan Aruch there, section 15.