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Is it permissible for a man who was not nursed by his mother to marry a woman who was nursed by his mother five full times?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The suckling that prohibits marriage consists of five known sucklings within the first two years of life. The suckled infant becomes a child to the wet nurse and a child to her children if the infant is a girl. The evidence for this is the hadith of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. This is the amount of suckling that prohibits marriage, and it is the view of Shafi'i, Ahmad, and Ishaq. Based on this, it is not permissible for a man to marry a woman who was suckled by his mother five times within the first two years of life. The mother's milk prohibits marriage for all those whom she suckled. There is no consideration for suckling after the first two years according to the majority of scholars. Allah knows best.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

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