Q: I am a young man and I want to marry my maternal cousin. However, I have brothers who were breastfed by my maternal uncle's wife, the mother of the girl I would like to propose to. We are a family of seven members; one of them has died. The family of the girl I want to marry consists of eleven brothers. My own mother breast-fed four of them, and one of them has died. My maternal uncle's wife, on the other hand, breast-fed two of my brothers. Please bear in mind that the girl I want to marry was not breast-fed by my mother and I was not breast-fed by her mother. It is also worth mentioning that my mother breast-fed my maternal cousins two times only and the same was done by the wife of my maternal uncle with my brothers. Please advise. May Allah reward you best. A: If the reality is as you mentioned, you are permitted to marry your maternal cousin and the fact that your brothers were breast-fed by her mother and her brothers were breast-fed by your mother has no effect on the lawfulness of your marriage. (Part No. 21; Page No. 124