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Is it permissible to marry one's female cousins who were not nursed by the grandmother who nursed some of their sisters, and what is the ruling on marrying other female cousins?

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It is forbidden to marry one's paternal uncle's daughters if they were suckled by the grandmother, because they become paternal aunts through fosterage. However, it is permissible to marry those of them who were not suckled by the grandmother.

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