Is it haram for a person to suck his wife’s milk?
- Is it haram for a person to suck his wife’s milk, and will it harm his marriage?
Dear Brother / Sister,
His marriage will not be harmed. Besides, it is not a sin for a person to suck his wife’s milk. Even if it is not a sin, it is not in compliance with good manners.
Sucking or drinking milk from a woman’s breast is not enough to be a milk mother or a milk son. A person must be younger than two years old for the milk kinship to occur. Therefore, a man who sucks on his wife’s breasts cannot be considered a milk son.
If a man sucks on his wife’s breasts for whatever reason, it does not prevent them from continuing their married life; it is not a sin.
(Mehmed Emre, Günümüz Meselelerine Açıklamalı Fetvalar, Eser Neşriyat, 1/135,142; 2/669)
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