Does a man marry his sister's daughter through breastfeeding?
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Fatwa No. ( 862 )
Q1: A mother died leaving her son while she was in post-natal bleeding, so his maternal grandmother took him in. She was advanced in age, had never given birth, and was not a nurse, but Allah caused milk to flow for him, and she breastfed him for two years. Is it permissible for this son to marry the daughter of his maternal uncle (through his grandmother) and his brother through breastfeeding, as described above?
A1: If the matter is as described regarding breastfeeding, then this son is a brother to his maternal uncle through breastfeeding, and an uncle to his maternal uncle's daughter through breastfeeding. Therefore, it is forbidden for him to marry her; based on the saying of the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:23] until He said: [An-Nisa 4:23] , and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1937Sahih (Darussalam) .
Q2: A man married a woman and had a child with her, and she breastfed another child along with his. The wife died, and he married another woman. Is it permissible for his new wife to greet and uncover herself to the child whom the previous wife breastfed?
A2: If the matter is as described regarding breastfeeding, then the child who was breastfed by the man's wife along with his son is considered a son to this husband through breastfeeding, provided the breastfeeding was five feedings or more within the two-year period. Consequently, he becomes a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to every woman this man marries, whether before or after the one who breastfed him. It is permissible for him to do with her what is permissible with her mahrams, such as uncovering, seclusion, and traveling with her, and the like.
Q3: A woman was breastfed by several women in her childhood, and after she grew up, she got married. Is it permissible for her husband to greet his wife's mothers through breastfeeding?
A3: If this woman's breastfeeding in her childhood was five feedings or more within the two-year period from each of these women, then it is permissible for her husband to do with these women what is permissible for a man with his mahrams, such as uncovering, seclusion, and traveling with them, and the like. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: A mother died leaving her son while she was in post-natal bleeding, so his maternal grandmother took him in. She was advanced in age, had never given birth, and was not a nurse, but Allah caused milk to flow for him, and she breastfed him for two years. Is it permissible for this son to marry the daughter of his maternal uncle (through his grandmother) and his brother through breastfeeding, as described above?
A1: If the matter is as described regarding breastfeeding, then this son is a brother to his maternal uncle through breastfeeding, and an uncle to his maternal uncle's daughter through breastfeeding. Therefore, it is forbidden for him to marry her; based on the saying of the Exalted:
Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْyour brother's daughters, your sister's daughters
وَبَنَاتُ الأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الأُخْتِBreast-feeding makes unlawful (for marriages) the same things that blood tie make unlawful.
يحرم من الرضاع ما يحرم من النسبQ2: A man married a woman and had a child with her, and she breastfed another child along with his. The wife died, and he married another woman. Is it permissible for his new wife to greet and uncover herself to the child whom the previous wife breastfed?
A2: If the matter is as described regarding breastfeeding, then the child who was breastfed by the man's wife along with his son is considered a son to this husband through breastfeeding, provided the breastfeeding was five feedings or more within the two-year period. Consequently, he becomes a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to every woman this man marries, whether before or after the one who breastfed him. It is permissible for him to do with her what is permissible with her mahrams, such as uncovering, seclusion, and traveling with her, and the like.
Q3: A woman was breastfed by several women in her childhood, and after she grew up, she got married. Is it permissible for her husband to greet his wife's mothers through breastfeeding?
A3: If this woman's breastfeeding in her childhood was five feedings or more within the two-year period from each of these women, then it is permissible for her husband to do with these women what is permissible for a man with his mahrams, such as uncovering, seclusion, and traveling with them, and the like. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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