Q: After the death of my mother, my grandmother brought me up. She has not given birth to children for twenty-five years or more after the death of her husband, i.e. My grandfather. Her youngest son is my fifty-five- year old paternal uncle. I am now twenty-six years old. She breastfed me when I was young after she stopped giving child. This was before my mother bore me. I asked my grandmother whether her breast was full of milk when she breastfed me. She answered that her breast was not full as it was the case when she breastfed my father and my paternal uncle when they were born. She said that it was just like milk mixed with water.My question is:
Does such breastfeeding (Part No. 21; Page No. 28) make it unlawful for me to marry my paternal female cousin?
Kindly guide me soon. May Allah reward you the best reward. I look forward to hearing your answer. As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you.)
A:
If the breastfeeding was as described in the previous Fatwa no. 14372, you are not permitted to marry your paternal cousin, even if your grandmother's milk was watery and flowed after twenty-five years of her delivery.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, his Family, and Companions.