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To what extent is the fatwa valid regarding a woman breastfeeding her male colleague at work to permit seclusion [khalwa]?

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The majority of scholars are of the opinion that the suckling of an adult does not establish a prohibitory relationship (mahramiyyah). Their answer regarding the suckling of Salim by the wife of Abu Hudhayfah has already been mentioned.

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