Continuation: It happened about thirty years ago that my mother breastfed a girl along with my eldest brother for about three days.

The Shaykh : If a child, male or female, breastfeeds from a woman five separate times, he becomes her son, whether he was satisfied from each feeding or not, and whether the husband gave permission or not. If a child breastfeeds from a woman in the morning, and after two hours he breastfeeds, and after two hours he breastfeeds, and after two hours he breastfeeds, and after two hours he breastfeeds, how many times has he breastfed now? Five. He becomes her son, and he becomes the brother of all her children who preceded him in breastfeeding and those who followed him. As for the common people's claim that he is not a brother to those younger than him, that is a mistake. He is a brother to all the wife's children. Yes. He is a brother to all the wet nurse's children, and a brother to all her husband's children. Correct? A brother to all the wet nurse's children. Now, if we suppose that the wet nurse has children from a previous husband, are they his brothers? Yes. But are they his brothers from whom? From the mother. If the wet nurse's husband has children from another woman, are they his brothers? Yes. They are his brothers. But brothers from what? From the father. If the wet nurse has children from the husband she was married to when she breastfed the child, are they his brothers? Answer?

The questioner : They are not.

The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah! This is a child who breastfed from a woman. Yes? And she has children from the husband he breastfed from while she was under his protection, from the husband she breastfed while she was under his protection.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, her children, are they his brothers? From whom?

The questioner : From the mother and the father.

The Shaykh : From the mother and the father. May Allah reward you. So, breastfeeding can make a person a full brother, a brother from the father, or a brother from the mother. Yes.