Two sisters who breastfed each other's children: what is the ruling if they wish to marry?
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The questioner : A woman says: I have two daughters, and my sister has two sons. The first daughter was breastfed by her maternal aunt while another daughter from a second mother was present. So this second mother, who breastfed the first daughter, is her maternal aunt. She has a son who wants to marry this first daughter, not the second one.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, I mean two sisters; there is no third woman in this matter.
The questioner : There is no third woman.
The Shaykh : Okay, one has two daughters and the other has two sons.
The questioner : I mean, we say, O our Shaykh, one has two daughters and a son, and the other has two sons and a daughter. Let us say the first daughter is the daughter, and the other is the daughter from the first mother. The daughter from the first mother was breastfed by her maternal aunt at the time her maternal aunt was breastfeeding her own daughter.
The Shaykh : The point is, this maternal aunt... has three children.
The questioner : I mean, O our Shaykh, I tell you... I, I was breastfed by my maternal aunt. We have a woman who has two daughters and she has...
The Shaykh : Never mind, you take and give. We have a woman who has two daughters and she has a sister who has two sons and a daughter. Okay, now who wants to get married?
The questioner : She breastfed the daughter, and she wants one of her sons to marry...
The Shaykh : Who is the wet nurse, the one with three children or the one with two?
The questioner : The one with three.
The Shaykh : Who did she breastfeed, one of the two daughters, and then...
The questioner : What is the legal aspect here: does he marry her or not, or does he marry her sister or her cousins, or not?
The Shaykh : He marries the sister between whom and him there is no breastfeeding relationship.
The questioner : Is there a prohibitive relationship for the first mother if she gives birth to sons who marry their maternal aunts' daughters?
The Shaykh : The operative cause is sharing in the milk. If there is no sharing, the prohibition is not established. If there is sharing in the milk, the prohibition is established. If there is no sharing in the milk, the prohibition is not established.
The questioner : If it is between the first two parties.
The Shaykh : In other words, if this mother who has two daughters instead had a daughter and a son, the two sons would be permitted to marry their maternal aunts' daughters because there is no sharing in breastfeeding. Is that clear?
The questioner : Once, O our Shaykh, we benefited from you when you said: Did he suckle...? They all become forbidden to him.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, I mean two sisters; there is no third woman in this matter.
The questioner : There is no third woman.
The Shaykh : Okay, one has two daughters and the other has two sons.
The questioner : I mean, we say, O our Shaykh, one has two daughters and a son, and the other has two sons and a daughter. Let us say the first daughter is the daughter, and the other is the daughter from the first mother. The daughter from the first mother was breastfed by her maternal aunt at the time her maternal aunt was breastfeeding her own daughter.
The Shaykh : The point is, this maternal aunt... has three children.
The questioner : I mean, O our Shaykh, I tell you... I, I was breastfed by my maternal aunt. We have a woman who has two daughters and she has...
The Shaykh : Never mind, you take and give. We have a woman who has two daughters and she has a sister who has two sons and a daughter. Okay, now who wants to get married?
The questioner : She breastfed the daughter, and she wants one of her sons to marry...
The Shaykh : Who is the wet nurse, the one with three children or the one with two?
The questioner : The one with three.
The Shaykh : Who did she breastfeed, one of the two daughters, and then...
The questioner : What is the legal aspect here: does he marry her or not, or does he marry her sister or her cousins, or not?
The Shaykh : He marries the sister between whom and him there is no breastfeeding relationship.
The questioner : Is there a prohibitive relationship for the first mother if she gives birth to sons who marry their maternal aunts' daughters?
The Shaykh : The operative cause is sharing in the milk. If there is no sharing, the prohibition is not established. If there is sharing in the milk, the prohibition is established. If there is no sharing in the milk, the prohibition is not established.
The questioner : If it is between the first two parties.
The Shaykh : In other words, if this mother who has two daughters instead had a daughter and a son, the two sons would be permitted to marry their maternal aunts' daughters because there is no sharing in breastfeeding. Is that clear?
The questioner : Once, O our Shaykh, we benefited from you when you said: Did he suckle...? They all become forbidden to him.
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