It was said to me: When I was four years old, I was breastfed by my father’s mother in order to stop crying. Does this make me a brother to my paternal uncles?
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Question:
It was said to me: When I was four years old, I was breastfed by my father’s mother in order to stop crying. Is there any ruling in this? And does this make me a brother to my paternal uncles? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the matter, breastfeeding that establishes a prohibition has conditions. First, it must occur within the first two years, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 3173
The second condition is that there must be five known breastfeedings or more. The meaning of a breastfeeding is that the child sucks the breast and milk comes out for him, then he leaves it to breathe or to move to another breast, then he returns and sucks it again, and milk comes out for him, so that becomes a second breastfeeding, and so on until five breastfeedings are completed.
What the questioner mentioned about being breastfed at the age of four, this breastfeeding has no effect; because it is after weaning, and the maximum period for breastfeeding is two years.
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:233], and this is after four years, so it has no effect. Also, the number of breastfeedings he received was not determined.
It was said to me: When I was four years old, I was breastfed by my father’s mother in order to stop crying. Is there any ruling in this? And does this make me a brother to my paternal uncles? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the matter, breastfeeding that establishes a prohibition has conditions. First, it must occur within the first two years, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The only suckling which makes marriage unlawful is that which is taken from, the breast and enters the bowels, and is taken before the time of weaning.
إنما الرضاعة من المجاعة، قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يحرم من الرضاع إلا ما فتق الأمعاء، وكان قبل الفطام.The second condition is that there must be five known breastfeedings or more. The meaning of a breastfeeding is that the child sucks the breast and milk comes out for him, then he leaves it to breathe or to move to another breast, then he returns and sucks it again, and milk comes out for him, so that becomes a second breastfeeding, and so on until five breastfeedings are completed.
What the questioner mentioned about being breastfed at the age of four, this breastfeeding has no effect; because it is after weaning, and the maximum period for breastfeeding is two years.
Allah the Exalted said:
Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period].
وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، قيل لي: إنه لما كان عمري أربع سنوات رضعت من والدة أبي من أجل أن أكف عن البكاء، فهل أكون أخا لأعمامي؟ — youtube.com
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