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Is it permissible for a grandfather to marry the divorced wife of his granddaughter's son through fosterage?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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"Breastfeeding establishes a relationship similar to bloodlines. Therefore, the wife of a daughter's son through breastfeeding is forbidden to the grandfather through breastfeeding, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: 'What is forbidden by lineage is also forbidden by breastfeeding.' Some scholars have reported a consensus on this matter."

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