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Breastfeeding after two years

· 16 Rabiʻ II 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If my niece (sister's daughter) drank my breast milk at the age of two years and two months, will my son's be considered as her milk brothers?

Answer

The child will not be regarded as your foster child as the child drank your milk after the period of breastfeeding (i.e. two lunar years). Hence, your sons will not be regarded as the child's milk brothers.

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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