I was breastfed by my maternal grandfather's wife; are my daughters required to observe hijab in front of him?
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The questioner : I have a question, O Shaykh. I was breastfed along with my maternal uncle. Are my daughters required to observe hijab in front of him?
The Shaykh : Were you breastfed by your maternal uncle's wife?
The questioner : No, by my maternal grandmother, my maternal uncle's mother.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Later, my younger maternal uncle passed away, may Allah have mercy on him. I have an older maternal uncle who is still alive now. The question is: are my daughters required to observe hijab in front of him, meaning the older one who is still alive?
The Shaykh : Now, since you were breastfed by your grandmother, and breastfeeding is known to be five times.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : That is a significant amount of breastfeeding.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Okay, if you were breastfed by your grandmother, you became her son, understood?
The questioner : Yes, but the question is about my older maternal uncle.
The Shaykh : Stick with me. You became her son, and her children became your brothers, both the older and the younger, understood?
And if they became your brothers, her children became the uncles of your daughters, both the older and the younger. Accordingly, your daughters are not required to observe hijab in front of all your maternal uncles, yes.
The Shaykh : Were you breastfed by your maternal uncle's wife?
The questioner : No, by my maternal grandmother, my maternal uncle's mother.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Later, my younger maternal uncle passed away, may Allah have mercy on him. I have an older maternal uncle who is still alive now. The question is: are my daughters required to observe hijab in front of him, meaning the older one who is still alive?
The Shaykh : Now, since you were breastfed by your grandmother, and breastfeeding is known to be five times.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : That is a significant amount of breastfeeding.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Okay, if you were breastfed by your grandmother, you became her son, understood?
The questioner : Yes, but the question is about my older maternal uncle.
The Shaykh : Stick with me. You became her son, and her children became your brothers, both the older and the younger, understood?
And if they became your brothers, her children became the uncles of your daughters, both the older and the younger. Accordingly, your daughters are not required to observe hijab in front of all your maternal uncles, yes.