What are the conditions for fosterage (radā'ah) and what are its rulings?
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Establishing fosterage makes a person a sibling to all who suckled from the same breast, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Fosterage prohibits what birth prohibits." The prohibitive amount is five sucklings.
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