Does a girl become forbidden to a young man if the girl's mother claims that she saw the young man's mother breastfeed the girl, while the young man's mother denies it, knowing that the two mothers do not live in the same house?
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The mother's testimony affirming breastfeeding takes precedence over testimony denying it, because the affirming testimony includes additional knowledge. The breastfeeding that prohibits marriage is, according to the preponderant opinion, five known breastfeedings. Therefore, a single breastfeeding does not establish prohibition, and it is permissible for the young man to marry the aforementioned girl if no other শরعي (Shar'i) breastfeeding is established between them.
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