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Is nursing four separate times for 15 minutes each time considered prohibitory suckling, and is the strong presumption of having reached five prohibitory nursings considered (sufficient)?

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The suckling that establishes prohibition (of marriage) consists of five known sucklings within two years (of age). A suckling is defined by common practice (urf): it is when the child takes the breast, sucks from it, and then leaves it, turning away. If this occurs five times, the prohibitive suckling is established. A suckling is not defined by time. When there is doubt about the number of sucklings or their timing, the default is non-prohibition. However, caution is recommended, especially concerning marital relations.

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