Breastfeeding from the wife's maternal aunt and its effect on the prohibition of marriage
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The Shaykh:
Peace.
The questioner:
Well, Shaykh, I don’t know. My wife was breastfed by her maternal aunt. Does that make her permissible to me or not? I mean, is she a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to me or not?
The Shaykh:
Her maternal aunt breastfed her. What does he say?
The presenter:
Yes, her maternal aunt breastfed her, Honorable Shaykh. Does that make her a mahram to him?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not make her a mahram. I mean, is she his mother through breastfeeding, or is she his wife’s mother through breastfeeding?
The presenter:
Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If she is his mother through breastfeeding, then she is a mahram to him, because what is prohibited through breastfeeding is prohibited through blood relation. Yes.
Peace.
The questioner:
Well, Shaykh, I don’t know. My wife was breastfed by her maternal aunt. Does that make her permissible to me or not? I mean, is she a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to me or not?
The Shaykh:
Her maternal aunt breastfed her. What does he say?
The presenter:
Yes, her maternal aunt breastfed her, Honorable Shaykh. Does that make her a mahram to him?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not make her a mahram. I mean, is she his mother through breastfeeding, or is she his wife’s mother through breastfeeding?
The presenter:
Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If she is his mother through breastfeeding, then she is a mahram to him, because what is prohibited through breastfeeding is prohibited through blood relation. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 06 فتاوى على الهواء - 09 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (43:31)
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