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What is the ruling on marrying a paternal cousin whose brother was suckled by your mother, and does the ruling differ based on who suckled him?

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The child nursed by a woman becomes her son, and all those forbidden to her biological children are forbidden to him. This prohibition applies only to the nursed child and does not extend to his siblings or other relatives. Therefore, it is not forbidden for the nursing woman to marry the nursed child's father, brother, paternal uncle, or maternal uncle. Likewise, it is not forbidden for her husband to marry the nursed child's mother, sister, paternal aunt, or maternal aunt. It is permissible for the nursing woman's children and her husband's children to marry the nursed child's brothers and sisters. Consequently, it is not forbidden for you to marry your paternal cousin whose brother was nursed by your mother, but it is forbidden for you to marry someone who was nursed by your mother, or whose mother nursed you, with a prohibited suckling.

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