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What is the ruling on marrying the sister of a sister through رضاعة (nursing), and what is the definition of sisters through رضاعة (if the sister through رضاعة is the middle sister among eight sisters)?

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Marrying the sister of one's sister by lineage is not forbidden, unless there is another reason for the prohibition. So, if you have a sister from your mother's side, and she has a sister from her father's side, then this sister from her father's side is not forbidden for you unless there is a prohibitive suckling relationship. The forbidden women are those included in the noble verse: "Forbidden to you are your mothers and your daughters..."

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