The Ruling on the Marriage of a Paternal Cousin in the Context of Breastfeeding
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Question:
My father is married to three women, and I am the son of the second wife. The first wife is my father’s wife, and her children were breastfed by my paternal aunt. The children of my paternal aunt were breastfed by my father’s first wife. I am married to my paternal cousin, and I have children from her. Our marriage has lasted twelve years up to now, so I do not know whether this marriage is valid or not? Knowing that I was not breastfed by my paternal aunt, nor were my brothers from my mother, we were not breastfed either. Please inform us, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
If your wife, who is your paternal cousin, was breastfed by one of your father’s wives, then she is your sister through breastfeeding, provided she was breastfed five times or more, and within the first two years, by one of your father’s wives. In that case, she is your sister through breastfeeding, and it is forbidden for you to marry her, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 2055Sahih (Al-Albani) And based on the saying of Allah the Exalted, when He mentioned those who are forbidden in marriage, He said: and your sisters through breastfeeding [An-Nisa 4:23]. However, if this girl was not breastfed by one of your father’s wives, but one of her brothers or sisters was breastfed and she was not, then there is no harm for you in that, if Allah wills, on the condition that you also were not breastfed by one of her father’s wives or by her mother. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
My father is married to three women, and I am the son of the second wife. The first wife is my father’s wife, and her children were breastfed by my paternal aunt. The children of my paternal aunt were breastfed by my father’s first wife. I am married to my paternal cousin, and I have children from her. Our marriage has lasted twelve years up to now, so I do not know whether this marriage is valid or not? Knowing that I was not breastfed by my paternal aunt, nor were my brothers from my mother, we were not breastfed either. Please inform us, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
If your wife, who is your paternal cousin, was breastfed by one of your father’s wives, then she is your sister through breastfeeding, provided she was breastfed five times or more, and within the first two years, by one of your father’s wives. In that case, she is your sister through breastfeeding, and it is forbidden for you to marry her, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
What is unlawful by reason of consanguinity is unlawful by reason of fosterage.
يحرم من الرضاعة ما يحرم من الولادة،your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing
وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، زوجة أبيه أرضعت أولاد عمه وأولادها رضعوا من زوجة عمه وهو وإخوته من أمه لم يرضعوا فما صحة زواجه...؟ — youtube.com
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