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Is it permissible in Sharia for the son of a suckling sister to marry his suckling brother's full sister, and what is the ruling on their marriage after five years and the birth of a child, knowing that the wife (Maryam) was nursed by her husband's mother (Khidr) and her husband's father's wife (Jameelah)?

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If "Maryam" suckled from "Durrujan" five times or more from milk caused by "Durrujan's" pregnancy by "Sulaiman," then all of "Sulaiman's" children (whether from "Durrujan" or others) are considered siblings to Maryam through suckling.

Consequently, "Maryam's" son ("Jamal") is considered a nephew to "Sulaiman's" children, and they are his maternal uncles. "Jamal" has married his maternal aunt through suckling, and this marriage is forbidden and its contract is void. Therefore, whoever ruled for an immediate separation is correct.

As for what was reported regarding Imam Abu Hanifa concerning the validity of marriage to a woman forbidden by suckling if this was known five years after the contract, either the journal misrepresented him or the issue is different.

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