I Think That My Mother-In-Law Has Breastfed Me. Is My Marriage Valid?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question: Assalam alaykum

I’m married to my cousin. A few years after my wedding, I heard my mum saying that my aunt (my mother-in-law) breastfed me when I was a baby. My aunt said it isn’t true. I can’t seem to remove my mum’s previous comments that I was breastfed by my aunt.

Is my marriage still valid?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

Your aunt confirmed that she did not breastfeed you as a child. As such, you need not think about this or investigate any further. Misgivings are unhealthy and unnecessary.

Focus on bringing up your children in love of Allah Most High and His Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), and having a healthy relationship with your husband.

Consider taking the following free class: Parenting in Islam: How to Raise Righteous Children

And see: Struggling to Have Children: Ten Key Etiquettes of Du’a and: Our Children: Nurturing the Prophet’s ﷺ Spiritual Intelligence, by Anse Tamara Gray

And Allah Most High alone knows best.

wassalam,
[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Tabraze Azam holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Leicester, where he also served as the President of the Islamic Society. He memorised the entire Qur’an in his hometown of Ipswich at the tender age of sixteen, and has since studied the Islamic Sciences in traditional settings in the UK, Jordan and Turkey. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in Jordan, where he is presently based with his family.