Author: Imrān Ayyūb Lāhorī
In reality, breastfeeding (raḍāʿah) establishes the same prohibitions as blood relations by birth, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«يحرم من الرضاعة ما يحرم من الولادة»
“Breastfeeding makes unlawful what blood relations make unlawful.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 2644)
According to this ḥadīth:
Therefore:
Marriage between them will not be permissible, as they are considered foster relatives under Sharīʿah.
In reality, breastfeeding (raḍāʿah) establishes the same prohibitions as blood relations by birth, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«يحرم من الرضاعة ما يحرم من الولادة»
“Breastfeeding makes unlawful what blood relations make unlawful.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 2644)
According to this ḥadīth:
- The one who drank his sister’s milk becomes her foster-son (ibn raḍāʿī).
- The sister’s children become his foster brothers and sisters.
- His children will be the nephews and nieces (raḍāʿī) of the sister’s children.
Therefore:
Marriage between them will not be permissible, as they are considered foster relatives under Sharīʿah.
