The Ruling on Breastfeeding from a Goat and Greeting One’s Maternal Aunt
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The questioner : No? Why? Because it is after the two years. If two people were breastfed by a goat, would they become brothers? What is the answer?
The Shaykh : They would not become brothers, because the milk must be from a human being, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:23].
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh : Yes, okay. This is a follow-up to the question: Does one greet his maternal aunt? He says that in the language of the people of Jeddah, "greeting" means kissing. Is this correct? Is it correct? No, wait, listen. I mean the salam that is customary, meaning saying "As-salamu alaykum" without shaking hands and without kissing. Pay attention: he passed by her and said "As-salamu alaykum," or she passed by him and said "As-salamu alaykum." But shaking hands or kissing, no. This is a new custom, but it must be proven linguistically.
The Shaykh : They would not become brothers, because the milk must be from a human being, as Allah the Exalted said:
your [milk] mothers who nursed you
وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْThe questioner : Okay, Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh : Yes, okay. This is a follow-up to the question: Does one greet his maternal aunt? He says that in the language of the people of Jeddah, "greeting" means kissing. Is this correct? Is it correct? No, wait, listen. I mean the salam that is customary, meaning saying "As-salamu alaykum" without shaking hands and without kissing. Pay attention: he passed by her and said "As-salamu alaykum," or she passed by him and said "As-salamu alaykum." But shaking hands or kissing, no. This is a new custom, but it must be proven linguistically.
Source
ابن العثيمين - لقاء مفتوح في جدة — archive.org (42:01)
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