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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the basis for accepting the testimony of a single woman in matters of breastfeeding?

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The questioner : Regarding the testimony of a woman, in matters of lineage and breastfeeding, is it sufficient with the testimony of one woman from this perspective?

The Shaykh : Yes. The scholars say that this falls under the category of religious information, meaning it is not purely a financial matter. However, it is mixed with religious information, and in religious information, men and women are equal, as are the singular and the plural. Therefore, the scholars said that if a woman testifies that Ramadan has entered, people fast based on her testimony.

The questioner : Is lineage a matter of religion, or is it a matter of religion, or is it a matter of dealings between people? What settles this?

The Shaykh : No, no, this is among the greatest matters in religion. Establishing lineage is one of the most severe matters, because if lineage were not established, people would be lost and lineage would be lost.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 405 - 4600 ما وجه أنه يكتفى في الرضاع بشهادة المرأة الواحدة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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