The Ruling on a Satiating Suckle in the Breastfeeding of an Aunt
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The questioner:
We ask your permission, Shaykh Salih, to raise these questions that have come to us from our brother and sister listeners, and I will begin with this question that reached us from outside the Kingdom. He says: "Peace be upon you. I am a listener to the Holy Qur'an Radio and I have been delighted by its enjoyable and distinctive programs. He says: I am 'Abdullah 'Abd al-Hadi from Hajjah. I ask your eminence: My wife fell seriously ill and I rushed her to the hospital, leaving her son at home. So his aunt breastfed him one satiating suckle. What is the ruling on that? And does it count as breastfeeding or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good."
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. You say that she breastfed him one satiating suckle. This is considered several suckles, because if he takes the breast, sucks milk from it, then lets go and releases it, then returns to it, that is a second suckle. And if he returns a third time, each suckle is considered independent. So if five suckles are completed while he is within the two-year period, then this breastfeeding establishes the prohibition of marriage. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, but what if it was only one continuous satiating suckle?
The Shaykh:
If he releases the breast and then returns to it, then releases it and returns to it, it must be so. This is considered sufficient. Even
The presenter:
Even if, Shaykh, the interval is very short.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if it is in one sitting or several sittings?
We ask your permission, Shaykh Salih, to raise these questions that have come to us from our brother and sister listeners, and I will begin with this question that reached us from outside the Kingdom. He says: "Peace be upon you. I am a listener to the Holy Qur'an Radio and I have been delighted by its enjoyable and distinctive programs. He says: I am 'Abdullah 'Abd al-Hadi from Hajjah. I ask your eminence: My wife fell seriously ill and I rushed her to the hospital, leaving her son at home. So his aunt breastfed him one satiating suckle. What is the ruling on that? And does it count as breastfeeding or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good."
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. You say that she breastfed him one satiating suckle. This is considered several suckles, because if he takes the breast, sucks milk from it, then lets go and releases it, then returns to it, that is a second suckle. And if he returns a third time, each suckle is considered independent. So if five suckles are completed while he is within the two-year period, then this breastfeeding establishes the prohibition of marriage. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, but what if it was only one continuous satiating suckle?
The Shaykh:
If he releases the breast and then returns to it, then releases it and returns to it, it must be so. This is considered sufficient. Even
The presenter:
Even if, Shaykh, the interval is very short.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if it is in one sitting or several sittings?
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7506 — youtube.com (0:54)
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