Is it permissible for a mother to breastfeed a strange child or her sister's son without her husband's permission, and what if the child is on the verge of perishing from hunger?
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A woman is obligated to breastfeed a child whose life is in danger of perishing, in order to save him, and this does not depend on her husband's permission. If the child's life is not in danger of perishing, some scholars hold that she is not permitted to breastfeed him without her husband's permission, while others consider it reprehensible.
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