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14 / 07 / 2026
Please note: this fatwa has been translated by artificial intelligence.
Breastfeeding from a Divorced Woman
A man married a woman and had children with her, then they remembered that the man's mother had breastfed his wife several times, and the man's mother believed that this breastfeeding does not prohibit marriage. It is known that the man's mother had been divorced for ten years, but when she breastfed the wife - of course when the wife was less than two years old - milk came out from her breast. Is this considered milk or something else? Does this make the wife prohibited to the man, and what is the ruling regarding the children? If it is prohibited, is she required to divorce and observe a waiting period?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: If what comes out is milk, the prohibition of breastfeeding is established between them, and their marriage contract is considered invalid and is dissolved without the need for divorce. The wife becomes his sister by breastfeeding, and she must observe the waiting period of three menstrual cycles. And God knows best.
