• Social Matters >> Nikah (Marriage)

    Question ID: 36548Country: India

    Title: My own sister's son was breastfed by my own mother at his birth up to four days

    Question: My own sister's son was breastfed by my own mother at his birth up to four days. Can I marry my daughter to my own sister's son who was breastfed by my own mother?

    Answer ID: 36548

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 218/124/H=1433) No, you cannot do so because this nikah is haram. Your mother (who is nani of the boy) became his foster mother and you (mamu of the boy) became foster brother of the boy and your daughter became foster bhatiji (niece) of the boy. It is haram to marry one's foster bhatiji as it is haram to marry one's nasabi (genealogical) bhatiji.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India