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Tuesday 30 May 2017

Nursing prohibits marriage only if it occurs during first 2 years

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Question

I wish to marry a girl who is my second-cousin. However, I found out that my mother nursed her repeatedly when she was two-and-a-half, but not before then. Does this make her my foster-sister and unlawful for marriage. Is it true that she has to be under two years of age for the nursing to count?

Answer

Nursing can only produce a foster relationship that prohibits marriage if it occurs during the first two years of a child’s life. 

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The nursing (that produces a foster relationship) is only due to needful sustenance.” 

The majority of scholars say that the nursing that is considered in fosterage is only where the milk is essential to the growth of an infant’s flesh and strengthens its bones. 

The Prophet (peace be upon him) came one day to `Aishah, and when he found her sitting with an unrelated man, his expression changed immediately. ` Aishah said that the man was her foster brother due to nursing. The Prophet (peace be upon him) explaimed: “Beware of what you say. Nursing is only due to needful sustenance.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (2647) and Sahîh Muslim (1455)] 

And Allah knows best.

-islamtoday.net

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