Is it permissible to marry a girl whose paternal aunt (her father's older sister) suckled her when she was young?
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If you were suckled by the girl's paternal aunt (her father's sister), who is also the girl's paternal grandmother, then it is not permissible for you to marry the girl because you have become her paternal uncle through suckling. This is based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "What is forbidden by lineage is also forbidden by suckling." However, if you were suckled by an aunt who is not the girl's father's mother, then the girl is not forbidden to you, and it is permissible for you to marry her.
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