Do the husband and brother become unmarriageable to each other if the husband was suckled by the brother's grandmother?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The preponderant opinion is that there is no prohibition except with five sucklings within the two years, which is the view of Shafi'i and Ahmad. Based on this, this woman is not prohibited to her husband due to her not having received five sucklings.
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