^12 The Shi’a hold the same position as the Shafi'is except...
^12 The Shi’a hold the same position as the Shafi'is except that the opinion of the 'ulama's split on fornication; one group says that it results in unmarriageability, another group says it does not.[^13] Foster relationships because of suckling (rida'). In establishing unmarriageability, a foster mother who suckles an infant is considered exactly as the infant's real mother, provided that all the shar'i conditions for this relationship are fulfilled, as detailed below.
In other words, the children of the foster mother are considered as the child's siblings and all of her other relatives are…
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