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Foster relationship established through drinking any amount of breast milk

· 8 Rabiʻ I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I wanted to know what is the masala with regards to someone else's child drinking your breastmilk? Does the woman become the foster mother only if a certain amount is drank... and is it necessary to be drank from the breast or even if the child drank it from a bottle?

Answer

If the child drank any amount of breast milk, whether directly from the breast of a woman or from a milk bottle, foster relationship will be established.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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