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Adakah Ibu Susuan Dan Adik Beradik Susuan Terputus Kerana Perbezaan Agama

Does the milk kinship of a nursing mother and milk siblings lapse because of a difference in religion?

Short answer

A difference in religion does not prevent breastfeeding or the formation of milk kinship, because the evidence on breastfeeding is general and does not mention religion.

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Authority
Perlis State Mufti Department
Date
Status
Opinion (irsyad)
Series
Panduan Hukum
Topic
Marriage & Family

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

A difference in religion does not prevent breastfeeding or the formation of milk kinship, because the evidence on breastfeeding is general and does not mention religion. Mahram ties are established between a child and a nursing mother of another religion, and between milk siblings of different religions. A Muslim woman may not travel or be alone with a non-Muslim milk mahram whose character is corrupt or whose religion permits relations with mahrams. If the non-Muslim mahram is trustworthy, the majority of Hanafi, Maliki and Shafii scholars allow it, while the Hanbali school does not regard a non-Muslim as a mahram.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Perbezaan agama antara ibu yang menyusukan dan bayi yang disusukan tidak menghalang penyusuan dan tidak menghalang terjalinnya hubungan susuan antara mereka.

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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Adakah Ibu Susuan Dan Adik Beradik Susuan Terputus Kerana Perbezaan Agama”, 17 September 2025. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/panduan-hukum/1216-adakah-ibu-susuan-dan-adik-beradik-susuan-terputus-kerana-perbezaan-agama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/milk-kinship-different-religion-ruling/

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