The Number of Breastfeedings That Prohibit Marriage
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Are two or three breastfeedings counted? And what is the number of breastfeedings that establish a milk-kinship prohibition, O Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
The breastfeedings that establish a prohibition are five, as in the hadith of A'ishah The meaning of breastfeedings is sucks, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3308Sahih (Darussalam). That is, one suck or two sucks; therefore, five sucks are required, where each suck results in milk descending for the infant and being swallowed by it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Are two or three breastfeedings counted? And what is the number of breastfeedings that establish a milk-kinship prohibition, O Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
The breastfeedings that establish a prohibition are five, as in the hadith of A'ishah
It was among what was revealed that ten breastfeedings establish a prohibition, then that was abrogated by five breastfeedings establishing a prohibition, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away while the matter remained as such.
كان فيما أنزل عشر رضعات يحرمن ثم نسخ ذلك بخمس رضعات يحرمن وتوفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم والأمر على ذلكSuckling (Al-Imlajah) once or twice does not make (marriage) prohibited.
لا تحرم الإملاجة ولا الإملاجتانThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (14:52)
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