He states in his letter that a man passed away leaving behind daughters, and their paternal cousins proposed to them. Their father said that they had been breastfed by the same mother and are therefore siblings through breastfeeding, and then after...

The questioner : He states in his letter that a man passed away leaving behind daughters, and their paternal cousins proposed to them. Their father said that they had been breastfed by the same mother and are therefore siblings through breastfeeding. Then, after the father of the daughters passed away, their paternal cousins married them. Please advise us on what is permissible and what is forbidden. May Allah preserve you and keep you well?

The Shaykh : If it is established that the breastfeeding mentioned is prohibited breastfeeding, meaning five feedings or more before weaning, then it is not permissible for the paternal cousins who were breastfed by the mother of these daughters to marry them. As for those among the paternal cousins who were not breastfed by the mothers of these daughters, it is permissible for them to marry these daughters, except for those who were breastfed by their mother.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, or from the milk of their father from another wife.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : This letter is from Saif al-Din Mahjub from Riyadh.