A man married his cousin's daughter and had children with her, then learned that he had been breastfed by her mother. What should he do?
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Question:
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding a man who married his cousin's daughter, and after she gave birth, he was told that he had been breastfed by her mother more than three times? How should he act?
Answer:
He is required to refer the matter to the judge, to the Shari'ah court, to establish this breastfeeding, its legal establishment. If it is established that she breastfed him more than five times within the two-year period, then the judge separates them. However, as long as this breastfeeding is not established, the default is the continuation of the lineage, and the default is the validity of the lineage, and the breastfeeding is doubtful. It is not permissible to prolong the doubt. The result is that this matter is referred to the judge.
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding a man who married his cousin's daughter, and after she gave birth, he was told that he had been breastfed by her mother more than three times? How should he act?
Answer:
He is required to refer the matter to the judge, to the Shari'ah court, to establish this breastfeeding, its legal establishment. If it is established that she breastfed him more than five times within the two-year period, then the judge separates them. However, as long as this breastfeeding is not established, the default is the continuation of the lineage, and the default is the validity of the lineage, and the breastfeeding is doubtful. It is not permissible to prolong the doubt. The result is that this matter is referred to the judge.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رجل تزوج ابنة عمه وأنجب منها ثم علم أنه قد رضع معها فماذا يفعل؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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