A woman’s denial of breastfeeding after several years
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The questioner:
She nursed so-and-so and so-and-so, and I have a claim against her regarding her breastfeeding. It was more than the number considered valid in the Shari'ah, more than five breastfeedings, and several years have passed since this. After that, the woman denied those breastfeedings. Is her denial considered valid after these years have passed?
The Shaykh:
That is to say, it is necessary for it to be established by her testimony and her admission of the breastfeeding.
The questioner:
Her admission is established without doubt, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
If they are in possession of it.
The questioner:
She becomes her kin and relatives.
The Shaykh:
If it is established that people from the general public witnessed her breastfeeding, that is a different matter; they are the authority. But if the authority is on her and she retracts, her admission is not considered valid.
She nursed so-and-so and so-and-so, and I have a claim against her regarding her breastfeeding. It was more than the number considered valid in the Shari'ah, more than five breastfeedings, and several years have passed since this. After that, the woman denied those breastfeedings. Is her denial considered valid after these years have passed?
The Shaykh:
That is to say, it is necessary for it to be established by her testimony and her admission of the breastfeeding.
The questioner:
Her admission is established without doubt, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
If they are in possession of it.
The questioner:
She becomes her kin and relatives.
The Shaykh:
If it is established that people from the general public witnessed her breastfeeding, that is a different matter; they are the authority. But if the authority is on her and she retracts, her admission is not considered valid.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب الترهيب من مساوئ الأخلاق — islamhouse.com (5:49)
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