Is it permissible to trace the lineage of breastfeeding?
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The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible to trace the lineage of breastfeeding?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Tracing the lineage of breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Suppose a man has a maternal aunt through breastfeeding, who is the sister of his mother through breastfeeding, and this maternal aunt has a wet nurse. Does the mother of the maternal aunt through breastfeeding become forbidden to him?
The Shaykh : In a valid marriage, breastfeeding has no effect on in-law relationships whatsoever.
The questioner : It is not an in-law relationship.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : But if a woman breastfed a man, and the sister of that woman was breastfed by another woman, does that other woman become his grandmother, since she is the mother of his maternal aunt through breastfeeding?
The Shaykh : I did not understand; I am saying I did not understand the scenario.
The questioner : A man was breastfed by a woman, and she has a sister, the sister of that same woman.
The Shaykh : So she became his sister.
The questioner : She is his maternal aunt through breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : She is his maternal aunt through breastfeeding.
The questioner : And this maternal aunt has a wet nurse; a woman breastfed her. Do we say that this woman becomes forbidden to this man?
The Shaykh : Which man?
The questioner : To the man who was breastfed.
The Shaykh : Okay, the one who breastfed him has a wet nurse.
The questioner : No, not the one who breastfed him.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : But her sister.
The Shaykh : No, she has no bearing on it. We established yesterday that breastfeeding has no effect except on the breastfed child and his descendants only.
The questioner : No, my intention is: his maternal aunt through breastfeeding has a mother through breastfeeding. Does she become forbidden?
The Shaykh : A mother through breastfeeding?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, his maternal aunt through breastfeeding has a mother through breastfeeding. Is there any relationship between him and her?
The questioner : The mother of his maternal aunt through breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : Okay, the mother of his maternal aunt through breastfeeding. What is her status? Is this maternal aunt the sister of his mother, or not?
The questioner : Through breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : Through breastfeeding? I did not understand the scenario.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The point is, may Allah reward you, according to the principles we followed yesterday, that breastfeeding has no effect except on the breastfed child and his descendants only. As for his brothers, sisters, paternal aunts, fathers, and mothers, they have no bearing. If you grasp this principle, you will know the solution to any issue that comes to you. However, the issue may be difficult to visualize and require some time. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Did you get it, Sharafi? Okay, please proceed.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Tracing the lineage of breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Suppose a man has a maternal aunt through breastfeeding, who is the sister of his mother through breastfeeding, and this maternal aunt has a wet nurse. Does the mother of the maternal aunt through breastfeeding become forbidden to him?
The Shaykh : In a valid marriage, breastfeeding has no effect on in-law relationships whatsoever.
The questioner : It is not an in-law relationship.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : But if a woman breastfed a man, and the sister of that woman was breastfed by another woman, does that other woman become his grandmother, since she is the mother of his maternal aunt through breastfeeding?
The Shaykh : I did not understand; I am saying I did not understand the scenario.
The questioner : A man was breastfed by a woman, and she has a sister, the sister of that same woman.
The Shaykh : So she became his sister.
The questioner : She is his maternal aunt through breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : She is his maternal aunt through breastfeeding.
The questioner : And this maternal aunt has a wet nurse; a woman breastfed her. Do we say that this woman becomes forbidden to this man?
The Shaykh : Which man?
The questioner : To the man who was breastfed.
The Shaykh : Okay, the one who breastfed him has a wet nurse.
The questioner : No, not the one who breastfed him.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : But her sister.
The Shaykh : No, she has no bearing on it. We established yesterday that breastfeeding has no effect except on the breastfed child and his descendants only.
The questioner : No, my intention is: his maternal aunt through breastfeeding has a mother through breastfeeding. Does she become forbidden?
The Shaykh : A mother through breastfeeding?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, his maternal aunt through breastfeeding has a mother through breastfeeding. Is there any relationship between him and her?
The questioner : The mother of his maternal aunt through breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : Okay, the mother of his maternal aunt through breastfeeding. What is her status? Is this maternal aunt the sister of his mother, or not?
The questioner : Through breastfeeding.
The Shaykh : Through breastfeeding? I did not understand the scenario.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The point is, may Allah reward you, according to the principles we followed yesterday, that breastfeeding has no effect except on the breastfed child and his descendants only. As for his brothers, sisters, paternal aunts, fathers, and mothers, they have no bearing. If you grasp this principle, you will know the solution to any issue that comes to you. However, the issue may be difficult to visualize and require some time. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Did you get it, Sharafi? Okay, please proceed.