What are the exceptions to marriage due to breastfeeding?
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There are seven categories of women prohibited [for marriage] by fosterage, just as there are by lineage. These are: the mother, the daughter, the sister, the paternal aunt, the maternal aunt, the brother's daughter, and the sister's daughter, all by fosterage. The Holy Quran explicitly mentioned the foster mother and foster sister.
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