QA-ID-0060
QUESTION
What is the ruling of milk brothers and sisters in hanafi? How many times do you have to breastfeed in order for them to become milk brothers and sisters. JazakAllah
ANSWER
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According to the Hanafī School, breastfeeding a child under the age of 2.5 lunar years even once, regardless of the amount, establishes a foster relationship (milk kinship).
Once this relationship is established, the woman becomes the child’s foster mother and her other children become the child’s foster siblings, making marriage between them impermissible.
والله تعالى أعلم
And Allāh Knows Best
Muhammad Kalim Misbahi
