The questioner says: My question, or rather my problem, is that my father divorced my mother, so my mother married another man and bore children from him. She breastfed my maternal cousin along with one of her children. My question is...

The questioner : The questioner says: My question, or rather my problem, is that my father divorced my mother, so my mother married another man and bore children from him. She breastfed my maternal cousin along with one of her children. My question is whether my maternal cousin becomes my brother because he suckled my mother along with one of my brothers from my mother only, and not from both my mother and my father. I am currently uncovering my hijab in front of him, and I and my daughters kiss him. Is this forbidden for me or not? Some people say many things.

The Shaykh : We say that since he suckled from your mother, he became your brother through the mother. You are his sister, and your daughters are his sister's daughters, so he is their maternal uncle. Accordingly, it is permissible for you to uncover your face in front of him, and it is also permissible for your daughters to uncover their faces in front of him. However, it must be known that breastfeeding must be five sucklings or more before weaning. What happens after weaning has no effect, and what is less than five sucklings also has no effect. If this man suckled from your mother five times or more before being weaned, then he is your brother, but a brother through the mother.

The questioner : This message was received from the listener, N.F.A., from Riyadh.