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Is a woman who was breastfed by her father's wife considered his sister?

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The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.

The questioner:
I am sorry. May Allah greet you. Can I speak to the Shaykh, please? Yes, he is listening, but please turn off the television so there is no echo on your end. Go ahead. I have a sister who was breastfed with another woman; this sister of mine is from my father. Is she a sister, or does it become a matter of breastfeeding?

The Shaykh:
Yes, if she was breastfed from your father's milk, then she becomes your sister through breastfeeding?

The questioner:
Okay, the Shaykh, for example, is... The Shaykh, for example, is... The Shaykh, for example, is...

The presenter:
Listen, listen, Abu 'Abdullah, listen, Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
He is listening. We have not finished the answer up to this point.

The presenter:
All right, go ahead.

The Shaykh:
You say if she was breastfed, there is an echo, Shaykh.

The presenter:
We are saying goodbye to the brother Abu 'Abdullah so that there is no echo and he can hear the answer via the television. Go ahead, Abu 'Abdullah. Go ahead, Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
We say that if she was breastfed by your mother or by your father's wife with complete breastfeeding, meaning five sucklings within the two-year period, then she becomes your sister through breastfeeding. As for her sisters who were not breastfed by your mother or by your father's wives, they have no relation to this; they are strangers to you, and you are a stranger to them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من رضعت من زوجة أبيه تكون أختا له؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:10)

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