My Mother Through Breast-feeding Claimed That She Had Breast-fed my Wife

Question :

I married my paternal uncle's daughter last year. My problem regarding her is that my mother through breast-feeding, who suckled me with her eldest son, testified that she had breast-fed my wife with her son as well.

However, she did not define for us the manner of the breast- feeding, nor the number of times it occurred. What should I do in these circumstances?

Answer:

Your wife is not forbidden to you until the above- mentioned woman who suckled you testifies that she breast-fed her five times or more during the first two years of life. In addition to this, her trustworthiness must be ascertained. And we advise you to take her to His Eminence, the Judge of the town in which you live, so that he may ask her about her testimony, and so that the necessary measures may be completed in the matter. May Allah grant success to us all.

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