The ruling on one who was breastfed by a woman without any of her children being breastfed with him

Question:
A listener from al-Wadi al-Dawasir (B. G.) sent a question, saying: I was breastfed by my maternal aunt, but none of her children were breastfed with me. Do all of her children, male and female, become my siblings? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If the breastfeeding occurred within the two-year period, and you were young and not weaned within those two years, and the milk was genuine milk, then there is no harm; you become her son. However, if it was merely water, with no milk in it, it does not count as breastfeeding. It must be milk. If she produced milk for you, and you were within the two-year period, and you were not weaned after five or more feedings, then you become her son and a brother to her children, both older and younger, provided these conditions are met: that you were young and not weaned, that the feedings numbered five, and that the milk was genuine, not merely water. This is because some elderly women have water that is of no benefit and does not count as breastfeeding. If she produced genuine milk for you, she becomes your mother. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.