Those who become Mahram in Result of Fostering an Infant
Issue No. 2108- If a woman suckles a child with the conditions which will be mentioned in the coming issues, that woman is regarded as its mother, and that man, i.e., the husband of the woman (to whom the milk is related) is considered as its father. The father of that man is considered its paternal grandfather and his mother is considered as its paternal grandmother, his brother is considered as its paternal uncle, his sister is considered as its paternal aunt, and his children are considered as its brothers and sisters. Similarly, the father of that woman (the one who suckles the child) is considered as the child’s maternal grandfather, her mother is considered as its maternal grandmother, her brother is considered as its maternal uncle and her sister is considered as its maternal aunt. Also, the girl who has been suckled by the woman will be haram to that woman’s husband, provided that this man has had sexual intercourse with his wife. One cannot marry the woman who has breastfed his wife, because she is considered to be as his mother-in-law. In other words, when a child is suckled with the conditions that will follow, that child will become maḥram to the following:1- The woman herself (i.e., the woman who suckles the child) and she is called the riḍā‘ī mother.2- The husband of the woman [to whom the milk is related to]; he is called the riḍā‘ī father.3- The father and mother [even the riḍā‘ī mother and father] of that woman and all above them in the family line.4- The children born of that woman or those who are born to her later. 5- The children of the children of that woman, however low they may go in the family line, regardless of whether they are born of her children or her children had suckled them.6- The sister and brother of that woman, even if they are her riḍā‘ī sister and riḍā‘ī brother.7- Paternal uncle and paternal aunt of that woman, even if they are her riḍā‘ī uncle and riḍā‘ī aunt. 8- Maternal uncle and maternal aunt of that woman, even if they are her riḍā‘ī uncle and riḍā‘ī aunt.9- The children of that woman’s husband (to whom the milk is related), however low they may go in the family line, even if they may be his riḍā‘ī children.10- The father and mother of that husband (to whom the milk is related), however high they may go in the family line.11- The sister and brother of the husband (to whom the milk is related), even if they are his riḍā‘ī sister and riḍā‘ī brother.12- The paternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal uncle and maternal aunt of the husband (to whom the milk is related), however high they may go in the line. There are some other persons also (details regarding whom will be given in the following issues) who become maḥram on account of suckling.
