If a Man Is Breastfed by a Woman When He Was a Baby, Does That Woman’s Husband Become That Man’s Wife’s Mahram

Fatwa ID: 06807

Answered by: Alimah Jannatun Nessa

Question:

Assalamualikum, if a man is breastfed by a woman when he was a baby, does that woman’s husband become that man’s wife’s mahram, just like his biological dad would be her mahram?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Yes, a mahram is established not only through blood ties and consummation but also through breastfeeding. Accordingly, just as the man’s biological father would be regarded as his wife’s mahram, the nursing mother’s husband would also take on that role.

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Jannatun Nessa

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[Fatawa Alamgiri, volume , page 391]

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If a Man Is Breastfed by a Woman When He Was a Baby, Does That Woman’s Husband Become That Man’s Wife’s Mahram

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