Does one who has drunk milk from my mother's breast become my foster brother?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no difference in the breastfeeding that prohibits marriage between suckling milk directly from the breast or its reaching the the infant's stomach by any other method, such as pouring it into the nose or throat. Prohibitions are established if the known conditions of breastfeeding are met.
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