A man has two wives, and a person was breastfed by one of them; does the other become his mother through breastfeeding?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence, there is a man who has two wives, and a child was breastfed by one of them; does the other...
The Shaykh : By one of them, or by one of the two?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : By one of them, or by one of the two? Yes?
The questioner : Allah knows best. I think it is "by one of the two."
The Shaykh : You do not know grammar. If you say "by one of them," it means they are men.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if you say "by one of the two," it means women, and it is not possible to be breastfed by "one of them"! All right.
The questioner : By one of the two.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, does the other become his mother through breastfeeding or not?
The Shaykh : No, the other is not his mother through breastfeeding.
The questioner : So, she has no relationship with him?
The Shaykh : She has a relationship, according to the opinion of the majority of scholars, as his father's wife through breastfeeding. A father's wife through breastfeeding is like a father's wife by blood. The Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) holds a different view. He says: "Breastfeeding does not affect affinity (musha'arah) because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 1937Sahih (Darussalam) And the father's wife is forbidden to the son on the side of affinity". Do you understand now?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : So, the second wife is a matter of scholarly disagreement regarding the breastfed child. Yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence, there is a man who has two wives, and a child was breastfed by one of them; does the other...
The Shaykh : By one of them, or by one of the two?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : By one of them, or by one of the two? Yes?
The questioner : Allah knows best. I think it is "by one of the two."
The Shaykh : You do not know grammar. If you say "by one of them," it means they are men.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if you say "by one of the two," it means women, and it is not possible to be breastfed by "one of them"! All right.
The questioner : By one of the two.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, does the other become his mother through breastfeeding or not?
The Shaykh : No, the other is not his mother through breastfeeding.
The questioner : So, she has no relationship with him?
The Shaykh : She has a relationship, according to the opinion of the majority of scholars, as his father's wife through breastfeeding. A father's wife through breastfeeding is like a father's wife by blood. The Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) holds a different view. He says: "Breastfeeding does not affect affinity (musha'arah) because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Breast-feeding makes unlawful (for marriages) the same things that blood tie make unlawful.
يحرم من الرّضاع ما يحرم من النّسبThe questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : So, the second wife is a matter of scholarly disagreement regarding the breastfed child. Yes.