If a woman claims that she breastfed so-and-so, and the mother denies it, whose statement is accepted?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If two women disagree, and the first says, "I breastfed so-and-so," and the mother of the girl says, "No, you did not breastfeed her," is the statement of the wet nurse accepted?
Answer:
The one who affirms takes precedence over the one who denies, because the denial is possible, the denial is possible, whereas the one who affirms has additional knowledge.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If two women disagree, and the first says, "I breastfed so-and-so," and the mother of the girl says, "No, you did not breastfeed her," is the statement of the wet nurse accepted?
Answer:
The one who affirms takes precedence over the one who denies, because the denial is possible, the denial is possible, whereas the one who affirms has additional knowledge.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2072 -2802] إذا زعمت امرأة أنها أرضعت فلانة، وأمها تنفي ذلك، فمن يُقبل كلامها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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