My sister is eight years younger than me, and my cousin’s daughter is the same age as my sister, and they were breastfed together. I want to marry my cousin’s daughter, and my cousin wants to marry my sister.
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The questioner : He says: My sister is eight years younger than me, and my cousin’s daughter is the same age as my sister, and they were breastfed together. I want to marry my cousin’s daughter, and my cousin wants to marry my sister. Each one pays the bridal gift, and they are not in a state of seclusion. Will this marriage be completed for me or not?
The Shaykh : If your sister was breastfed by your uncle’s wife, then she is not permissible for your cousin because she is his sister. Likewise, if your cousin’s daughter was breastfed by your mother, then she is not permissible for you because she is your sister.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But know that the breastfeeding that makes marriage forbidden is five feedings before weaning. As for less than five feedings, or what occurs after weaning, it has no effect. Yes.
The questioner : This message is from Sabiyya Muhammad ibn Muhammad Anuti.
The Shaykh : If your sister was breastfed by your uncle’s wife, then she is not permissible for your cousin because she is his sister. Likewise, if your cousin’s daughter was breastfed by your mother, then she is not permissible for you because she is your sister.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But know that the breastfeeding that makes marriage forbidden is five feedings before weaning. As for less than five feedings, or what occurs after weaning, it has no effect. Yes.
The questioner : This message is from Sabiyya Muhammad ibn Muhammad Anuti.