What is the ruling on a husband tasting the milk of his breastfeeding wife?
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A man tasting or drinking his wife's milk does not establish a prohibition, because the suckling of an adult does not establish حرمة (prohibition by reason of fosterage) according to the four imams and the majority of scholars. However, it is better to avoid it.
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