What rulings follow from a son being breastfed by his maternal aunt?
"What is established by suckling is established by lineage," according to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "What is forbidden by suckling is forbidden by lineage."
If the son suckles from his maternal aunt five full, satisfying sucklings, he becomes a son to her and to her husband (the owner of the milk). Consequently, the following applies:
1. The son becomes a brother to the sons and daughters of the maternal aunt and to everyone who suckled from her milk, and an uncle (paternal or maternal) to all their offspring. 2. The son becomes a brother to the sons and daughters of the maternal aunt's husband and to everyone who suckled from his milk, and an uncle (paternal or maternal) to all their offspring.
As for the mother, this suckling does not affect her.
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