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AL-KAFI #1672 : STATUS KEMAHRAMAN DENGAN ANAK SUSUAN KEPADA ABANG KANDUNG
Does a male adopted child who was breastfed by a brother's wife become a mahram to me, including my own adopted son who was breastfed by my sister-in-law?
Short answer
Both adopted boys, the brother's adopted son and the questioner's own adopted son nursed by the sister-in-law, are in fact milk children of the questioner's biological brother.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Both adopted boys, the brother's adopted son and the questioner's own adopted son nursed by the sister-in-law, are in fact milk children of the questioner's biological brother. They therefore become her milk nephews and are established as her mahram through breastfeeding. The consequences are that marriage is forbidden and physical contact is permissible, since breastfeeding creates mahram status just as lineage does.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka implikasi kemahraman ini adalah haramnya berkahwin dan halal bersentuhan antara satu sama lain.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1672 : STATUS KEMAHRAMAN DENGAN ANAK SUSUAN KEPADA ABANG KANDUNG”, 21 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4359-al-kafi-1672-status-kemahraman-dengan-anak-susuan-kepada-abang-kandung. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mahram-status-of-brothers-milk-children/