Is it permissible to marry the daughter of a paternal uncle if the mother said she breastfed the paternal uncle along with the eldest sister, but her statement was made while she was ill and in a state of delirium, while the paternal aunts deny that and affirm that no breastfeeding occurred?
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The preponderant view is that fosterage is established by the testimony of one woman, and the aunts' denial is not taken into consideration. However, sanity is a condition for the witness. So, if the mother was of unsound mind at the time of giving testimony, her testimony is not accepted. The original ruling remains that there was no fosterage, and therefore, marriage to the girl is permissible unless someone whose testimony is acceptable testifies to the fosterage.
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