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IRSYAD FATWA SIRI KE-667: HUKUM PERKAHWINAN SAUDARA SUSUAN DAN STATUS ANAK
Must a married couple who are confirmed to be milk siblings be separated, and what is the status of their children?
Short answer
Marriage between milk siblings is prohibited and is regarded as a defective (fasid) marriage.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Marriage between milk siblings is prohibited and is regarded as a defective (fasid) marriage. Once it is confirmed that the couple are truly milk siblings, they must go to the court to have the marriage dissolved (fasakh), and this is done immediately. Their children may be attributed in lineage to their father, based on the consensus of scholars. In the Shafi'i school, milk kinship requires four conditions: the infant is under two years old, five separate feedings, the milk reaches the infant's stomach, and the infant is alive.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika telah dipastikan bahawa suami dan isteri merupakan saudara susuan maka mereka perlu merujuk kepada pihak mahkamah untuk dilakukan pembubaran perkahwinan (fasakh).
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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. “IRSYAD FATWA SIRI KE-667: HUKUM PERKAHWINAN SAUDARA SUSUAN DAN STATUS ANAK”, 16 February 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5124-irsyad-fatwa-siri-ke-667-hukum-perkahwinan-saudara-susuan-dan-status-anak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/marriage-between-milk-siblings-child-status/