The Number of Breastfeedings That Prohibit Marriage
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Question:
The questioner asks: How many instances of breastfeeding constitute a prohibited relationship, Shaykh?
Answer:
Five breastfeedings, meaning five sucks, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 3308Sahih (Darussalam) meaning one or two sucks. So, five sucks that the child takes from the breast, or from the milk, or drinks from a container containing the woman's milk, five times, five sucks, this is considered the breastfeeding that creates a prohibited relationship. Yes.
The questioner asks: How many instances of breastfeeding constitute a prohibited relationship, Shaykh?
Answer:
Five breastfeedings, meaning five sucks, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Suckling (Al-Imlajah) once or twice does not make (marriage) prohibited.
لا تحرم الإملاجة ولا الإملاجتان
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 06 فتاوى على الهواء - 09 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (29:02)
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