Ruling on the marriage of the children of siblings through breastfeeding
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Honorable Shaykh! My maternal grandmother nursed me along with my maternal uncle. Is it permissible now for my maternal uncle’s children to marry my daughters, and vice versa?
Did you nurse from your grandmother?The questioner: I nursed from my grandmother.
The Shaykh: How many times?The questioner: Two full years.
The Shaykh: Okay! Five feedings make her your mother.
The Shaykh: I ask you: Would you be her son?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So your maternal uncle is your brother through breastfeeding. Your daughters are his nieces, and his daughters are your nieces.
The questioner: Meaning: It is not permissible for me to marry his daughters?The Shaykh: Is it permissible for anyone to marry his sister’s daughter?
Did you nurse from your grandmother?The questioner: I nursed from my grandmother.
The Shaykh: How many times?The questioner: Two full years.
The Shaykh: Okay! Five feedings make her your mother.
The Shaykh: I ask you: Would you be her son?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So your maternal uncle is your brother through breastfeeding. Your daughters are his nieces, and his daughters are your nieces.
The questioner: Meaning: It is not permissible for me to marry his daughters?The Shaykh: Is it permissible for anyone to marry his sister’s daughter?