The foster brother and whether he is among the relatives
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is taking a foster brother considered a forbidden matter or not? And is the hadith that one who does not enter Paradise a forger and a taker of foster brothers authentic?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the Sunnah.
Another questioner:
It is normal, it is normal.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is the foster brother considered among the relatives or not? And is the hadith that one who does not enter Paradise sometimes authentic?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the foster brother is not among the close relatives, but he has the ruling that he becomes a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to the wet nurse; he becomes a mahram to her and her daughters. She becomes his mother through breastfeeding, and her children become his siblings through breastfeeding, but he is not among the mahram relatives. Breastfeeding only establishes the status of mahram, it does not establish financial maintenance, it does not establish guardianship, and it does not establish any of the rulings of kinship. As for the hadith, what is it?
Another questioner:
That one who does not enter Paradise is a pure forger.
The Shaykh:
This passed by us recently; it is a hadith that is not problematic, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is taking a foster brother considered a forbidden matter or not? And is the hadith that one who does not enter Paradise a forger and a taker of foster brothers authentic?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the Sunnah.
Another questioner:
It is normal, it is normal.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is the foster brother considered among the relatives or not? And is the hadith that one who does not enter Paradise sometimes authentic?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the foster brother is not among the close relatives, but he has the ruling that he becomes a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to the wet nurse; he becomes a mahram to her and her daughters. She becomes his mother through breastfeeding, and her children become his siblings through breastfeeding, but he is not among the mahram relatives. Breastfeeding only establishes the status of mahram, it does not establish financial maintenance, it does not establish guardianship, and it does not establish any of the rulings of kinship. As for the hadith, what is it?
Another questioner:
That one who does not enter Paradise is a pure forger.
The Shaykh:
This passed by us recently; it is a hadith that is not problematic, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تكثير السواد في الفتن — islamhouse.com (1:02:14)
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