Why did you distinguish between the story of Salim’s breastfeeding and the ruling that a husband is not forbidden to his wife due to breastfeeding?

The questioner : So my question now, in fiqh, Shaykh, is that I don’t know why you distinguished the issue of an adult being breastfed between the story of Salim and a man being breastfed by his wife. You said, meaning, that a man is not forbidden to his wife due to breastfeeding, it is not forbidden. But when Salim was breastfed by Suha, she became forbidden to him. Why is there this difference?

The Shaykh : Leave the story of Salim aside for now.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : What is the rule regarding breastfeeding that makes a relationship forbidden, as far as you know?

The questioner : As far as I know, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Ah

The questioner : There is a disagreement on this issue, Shaykh, and
Ali: This is not our methodology, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : No, I specifically asked you “as far as you know.”

The questioner : This is what you know: that there is a disagreement, and even now...

The Shaykh : Does the issue not remain a matter of disagreement for you?

The questioner : No, it is still a matter of disagreement, yes. And I am reassured, meaning, Shaykh... there are hadiths. I mean, Ibn Hazm said in this chapter that there are hadiths like “there is no breastfeeding except what causes the bone to grow,” and so on. These are regarding custody and do not indicate that it makes a relationship forbidden.

The Shaykh : So, do you not have any breastfeeding that is forbidden?

The questioner : Ah...

The Shaykh : Look at me carefully.

The questioner : I am looking, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Hehehehe, do you not have any breastfeeding that makes a relationship forbidden?
Ali: A trap.

The Shaykh : Look at me carefully, hehehe, ah?

The questioner : Allah knows best, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : If you do not have any breastfeeding that is forbidden, then the story of Salim is not applicable.
Abd al-Malik: I mean, do you not know that breastfeeding, that some breastfeeding makes a relationship forbidden? That is his question.

The Shaykh : No, he does not know, he does not know, because he is holding onto that mufti’s principle and mentioning his story too. This friend of ours does not know it either. They claimed that a mufti was destined for a journey, so he said to his father, “Substitute for me after I am gone.”

The questioner : Yes, I know the story.

The Shaykh : You know it?

The questioner : We heard it from you.

The Shaykh : What is the conclusion?

The questioner : There are two opinions on it.

The Shaykh : So you are on this madhhab, clarifying, hehehehe.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.