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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a foster sister considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to her foster brothers?

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Question:
This questioner, S.A. from Jazan, says: A girl was breastfed with me more than five times. Is this girl a mahram to me and my brothers?

Answer:
Without a doubt, if she was breastfed by a woman along with you more than five times, or five times—this is the dividing line; if it is more than that, and this occurred within the two-year period, then this establishes the prohibition of marriage. She becomes your foster sister and a mahram to you. Allah the Exalted said, "And your sisters," when He mentioned the prohibited women.
your sisters through nursingوَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ
[An-Nisa 4:23]
Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7138- هل الأخت من الرضاعة تعتبر محرماً لإخوانها من الرضاعة ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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