about the number of breast feedings
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My stepmother breastfed the son of my full brother but she is not sure
about the number of times she breastfed him, and she is not sure
whether this breastfeeding establishes the mahram relationship or not,
because this nephew wants to propose to my daughter.
Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
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Praise be to Allah
As there is some doubt about the matter, and you do not know whether
it was five breastfeedings or four, or less than that, then the basic
principle is that the mahram relationship does not exist. As that is
the case, there is nothing wrong with this marriage, and this
breastfeeding concerning which there is some doubt is not considered
to establish the mahram relationship.
And Allah knows best.
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* Saying 'Bismillah' when a child starts eating
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What is the ruling on saying 'Bismillah' each time that a child who
does not speak yet starts eating, that is, saying 'Bismillah' on his
behalf?
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Praise be to Allah
We put this question to our Shaykh, 'Abd ar-Rahmaan al-Barraak (may
Allah preserve him) and he replied:
Say Bismillah for your action, not on behalf of the child. In other
words, you say Bismillah for feeding him, not on his behalf. This
should be done when beginning the action, and not with every morsel
you feed him.
And Allah knows best.
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* Ruling on covering up for someone who committed sin
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What is the ruling on one who finds out that someone is persisting in
committing a sin, and he covers up for him and is content just to
advise him in the hope that he will be guided aright? Is he sinning
because he has not informed the relevant authorities about him?
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Praise be to Allah
It is permissible to cover up for him if he is not one of those who
take the matter of sin lightly and he is not known to commit a lot of
sins or to commit prohibited actions. In this case, he should advise
him, tell him to fear Allah and warn him against doing it again.
But if he is a person who regularly commits sin and evil deeds, then
the one who finds out about it will not have discharged his duty until
he refers the matter to someone who can punish him in a way that will
deter him from persisting in it.
If the sin affects the rights of another person, such as if he sees
him stealing from someone's house or shop, or he sees him committing
adultery with the wife of So and so, then it is not permissible for
him to cover up for him, because that is a transgression against the
rights of another person, it affects that person's marriage and is a
betrayal of another Muslim. Similarly, if he finds out that he killed
or injured a Muslim, he should not cover up for him and cause the
rights of a fellow Muslim to be neglected; rather he should testify
against him to the relevant authorities, so that matter may be dealt
with. And Allah knows best.