17/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1447a — Fosterage and Genealogy Limits
The daughter of one's brother through breastfeeding is forbidden in marriage
Fosterage and Genealogy Marriage Limits Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1447a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1447a
وَحَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ، عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُرِيدَ عَلَى ابْنَةِ حَمْزَةَ فَقَالَ " إِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لِي إِنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَيَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
It was proposed that he (the Holy Prophet) be married to the daughter of Hamza, whereupon he said: She is not lawful for me for she is the daughter of my foster-brother, and that is unlawful by reason of fosterage what is unlawful by reason of genealogy.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1447aIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3409
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1447a
This fosterage and genealogy hadith gives the same marriage rule in direct wording. Ibn Abbas reports that marriage to the daughter of Hamza was proposed for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He said she was not lawful for him because she was the daughter of his foster brother. He then stated the rule that what is unlawful by reason of fosterage is unlawful by reason of genealogy. The hadith explains both the case and the principle behind it. It is useful for people searching for breastfeeding kinship marriage rules because it shows how a foster relationship can create a marriage barrier. The wording stays focused on lawfulness in marriage, not on unrelated family matters.
What we learn from this hadith
- The daughter of a foster brother was not lawful for marriage in this report.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم connected fosterage limits with genealogy limits.
- A specific marriage case was explained through a general fosterage principle.
