Aflah, the brother of Abi Al-Quʿais, asked permission to visit me after the order of Al-Hijab was revealed. I said, "I will not permit him unless I take permission of the Prophet ﷺ about him for it was not the brother of Abi Al-Quʿais but the wife of Abi Al-Quʿais that nursed me." The Prophet ﷺ entered upon me, and I said to him, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Aflah, the brother of Abi Al-Quʿais asked permission to visit me but I refused to permit him unless I took your permission." The Prophet ﷺ said, "What stopped you from permitting him? He is your uncle." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The man was not the person who had nursed me, but the woman, the wife of Abi Al-Quʿais had nursed me." He said, "Admit him, for he is your uncle. Taribat Yaminuki (may your right hand be saved)" ʿUrwa, the sub-narrator added: For that ʿAisha used to say, "Consider those things which are illegal because of blood relations as illegal because of the corresponding foster relations."  

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَىَّ أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ بَعْدَ مَا أُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ فَقُلْتُ لاَ آذَنُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ فِيهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَإِنَّ أَخَاهُ أَبَا الْقُعَيْسِ لَيْسَ هُوَ أَرْضَعَنِي وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَفْلَحَ أَخَا أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ اسْتَأْذَنَ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَا مَنَعَكِ أَنْ تَأْذَنِي عَمُّكِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيْسَ هُوَ أَرْضَعَنِي وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ فَقَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَلِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ حَرِّمُوا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا تُحَرِّمُونَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ  

Allah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais asked my permission to enter after the verses of Al-Hijab (veiling the ladies) was revealed, and I said, "By Allah, I will not admit him unless I take permission of Allah's Apostle for it was not the brother of Al-Qu'ais who had suckled me, but it was the wife of Al-Qu'ais, who had suckled me." Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon me, and I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The man has not nursed me but his wife has nursed me." He said, "Admit him because he is your uncle (not from blood relation, but because you have been nursed by his wife), Taribat Yaminuki." ʿUrwa said, "Because of this reason, ' Aisha used to say: Foster suckling relations render all those things (marriages etc.) illegal which are illegal because of the corresponding blood relations." (See Hadith No. 36, Vol. 7)  

إِنَّ أَفْلَحَ أَخَا أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَىَّ بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَ الْحِجَابُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ آذَنُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّ أَخَا أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ لَيْسَ هُوَ أَرْضَعَنِي وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيْسَ هُوَ أَرْضَعَنِي وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَتُهُ قَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَبِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ حَرِّمُوا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِ  

My foster uncle came to me and sought permission (to enter the house), but I refused him permission until I had solicited the opinion of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, I said to him: My foster-uncle sought my permission to (enter the house), but I did not permit him, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You better admit your uncle (into the house). I ('A'isha) said: It was the woman who suckled me and not the man. (But he) said: He is your uncle, admit him.  

جَاءَ عَمِّي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَىَّ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَمِّي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَىَّ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلْيَلِجْ عَلَيْكِ عَمُّكِ قُلْتُ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي الْمَرْأَةُ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ فَلْيَلِجْ عَلَيْكِ  

"Let him in, for he is your paternal uncle." She said: "The woman breast-fed me, not the man." He said: "He is your paternal uncle, so let him visit you."  

أَنَّ أَخَا أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ بَعْدَ آيَةِ الْحِجَابِ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي الْمَرْأَةُ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ فَلْيَلِجْ عَلَيْكِ  

"My paternal uncle Aflah asked permission to enter upon me after the (Verse of) Hijab had been revealed, but I did not let him in. The Prophet came to me and I asked him (about that) and he said: 'Let him in, for he is your paternal uncle.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the woman breast-fed me, not the man.' He said: 'Let him in, may your hands be rubbed with dust, for he is your uncle.'"  

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَىَّ عَمِّي أَفْلَحُ بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَ الْحِجَابُ فَلَمْ آذَنْ لَهُ فَأَتَانِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي الْمَرْأَةُ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ قَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ  

"Aflah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, came and asked permission to enter, and I said: 'I will not let him in until I seek the permission of the Prophet of Allah.' When the Prophet of Allah came, I said to him: 'Aflah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, came and asked permission to enter, but I refused to let him in.' He said: 'Let him in, for he is your paternal uncle.' I said: 'The wife of Abu Al-Qu'ais breast-fed me; the man did not breast-feed me.' He said: 'Let him in, for he is your paternal uncle.'"  

جَاءَ أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقُلْتُ لاَ آذَنُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ لَهُ جَاءَ أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ قُلْتُ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ قَالَ ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ  

[Machine] Abu Al-Quais came to visit Aisha and asked for her permission, but she did not give him permission. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, she said, "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Quais came to ask for permission to see me, but I did not give him permission." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He is your uncle, so let him enter upon you." I said, "I was breastfed by a woman, but not breastfed by a man." He said, "He is your uncle, so let him enter upon you."  

إِنَّ أَبَا الْقُعَيْسِ أَتَى عَائِشَةَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمْ تَأْذَنْ لَهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا قُعَيْسٍ جَاءَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيَّ فَلَمْ آذَنْ لَهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ عَمُّكِ فَلْيَدْخُلْ عَلَيْكِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي الْمَرْأَةُ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ هُوَ عَمُّكَ فَلْيَدْخُلْ عَلَيْكِ  

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, informed him that her maternal uncle, Abu Al-Qa'is, had come to visit her. Abu Al-Qa'is had breastfed Aisha when she was a baby. He sought permission to enter, but she refused to grant him permission until she mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, my maternal uncle, Abu Al-Qa'is, who breastfed me, has come to seek permission to enter upon me, but I did not grant him permission." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Why would you not grant permission to your uncle?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, it was not him who breastfed me, but his wife." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Allow him to enter when he comes to you, for he is your uncle."  

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهُ جَاءَهَا أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ وَأَبُو الْقُعَيْسِ أَرْضَعَ عَائِشَةَ فَجَاءَهَا يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهَا فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ حَتَّى ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَفْلَحَ أَخَا أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ جَاءَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيَّ فَلَمْ آذَنْ لَهُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا يَمْنَعُكِ أَنْ تَأْذَنِي لِعَمِّكِ؟ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا قُعَيْسٍ لَيْسَ هُوَ أَرْضَعَنِي إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَتُهُ؟ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ائْذَنِي لَهُ حِينَ يَأْتِيكِ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ  

[Machine] Her uncle, the brother of her father Al-Quais, came to seek permission from her after the veiling of women had been commanded. She refused to give him permission until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and sought permission for him. When the Prophet ﷺ came, she mentioned this to him, and she said, "My uncle, the brother of my father, came, and I kept repeating it until I sought your permission." He said, "Isn't he your uncle?" She said, "He breastfed me, but I was not breastfed by a man." He said, "He is your uncle, so let him enter upon you." Aisha used to say that what is forbidden by birth is also forbidden by breastfeeding.  

أَنَّ عَمَّهَا أَخَا أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ جَاءَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَمَا ضُرِبَ الْحِجَابُ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَسْتَأْذِنَهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَتْ جَاءَ عَمِّي أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ فَرَدَدْتُهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَكَ قَالَ «أَوَ لَيْسَ بِعَمِّكِ؟» قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي الْمَرْأَةُ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ فَلْيَلِجْ عَلَيْكِ» فَقََالَتْ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الْوِلَادَةِ  

[Machine] She said, "I sought permission from Abu Qais's brother to enter upon him after the veil descended, but I said: By Allah, I will not grant permission to him until I seek permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . She added, "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon me and I said: O Messenger of Allah, Abu Qais's brother sought permission from me but I refused to grant him permission until I seek permission from you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "And what prevents you from granting permission to your uncle?" She replied, "O Messenger of Allah, it was not him who breastfed me, it was his wife who breastfed me." He ﷺ said: "He is your uncle, grant him permission, for your right thigh is Haram to him." Urwah said: "That is why Aisha used to say: 'Forbidding what is forbidden by lineage should also be applied to breastfeeding.'"  

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ بَعْدَمَا نَزَلَ الْحِجَابُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا آذَنُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ فِيهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَفْلَحَ أَخَا أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَمَا يَمْنَعُكِ أَنْ تَأْذَنِي لِعَمِّكِ»؟ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيْسَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْضَعَنِي إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَتُهُ قَالَ ﷺ «هُوَ عَمُّكِ ائْذَنِي لَهُ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ» قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَلِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ «حَرِّمُوا مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا تُحَرِّمُونَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ»  

[Machine] She said, "My cousin, Abu Qays' brother, asked for permission to see me after the veil was struck upon us. So I said, 'I will not give you permission until the Prophet ﷺ comes.' When the Prophet ﷺ came, I sought his permission and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, my cousin, Abu Qays' brother, asked for permission to see me, but I refused to give him permission until I sought your permission. The wife of Abu Qays breastfed me, and Abu Qays did not breastfeed me.' He ﷺ said, 'Give him permission, for he is your uncle.'  

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ أَخُو أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ بَعْدَمَا ضُرِبَ عَلَيْنَا الْحِجَابُ فَقُلْتُ لَا آذَنُ لَكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَخَا أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَكَ وَإِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي أَبُو قُعَيْسٍ فَقَالَ ﷺ «ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ»  

[Machine] "She said, 'The brother of my father's uncle, Qua'is, requested permission to see me after the veil was struck on us. So I said, 'I will not allow you until the Prophet ﷺ comes.' When the Prophet ﷺ came, I sought his permission and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the brother of my father's uncle, Qua'is, requested permission to see me, and I refused to grant him permission until I seek your permission. The wife of my father's uncle, Qua'is, breastfed me, and Abu Qua'is did not breastfeed me.' So he said, 'Grant him permission, for he is your uncle.'"  

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ أَخُو أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ بَعْدَمَا ضُرِبَ عَلَيْنَا الْحِجَابُ فَقُلْتُ لَا آذَنُ لَكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَخَا أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَكَ وَإِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي قُعَيْسٍ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي أَبُو قُعَيْسٍ فَقَالَ «ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ»  

"Aflah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, came and asked permission to enter, and I said: 'I will not let him in until I seek the permission of the Prophet of Allah.' When the Prophet of Allah came, I said to him: 'Aflah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, came and asked permission to enter, but I refused to let him in.' He said: 'Let him in, for he is your paternal uncle.' I said: 'The wife of Abu Al-Qu'ais breast-fed me; the man did not breast-feed me.' He said: 'Let him in, for he is your paternal uncle.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3318)  

جَاءَ أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقُلْتُ لَا آذَنُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ لَهُ جَاءَ أَفْلَحُ أَخُو أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ» قُلْتُ إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي امْرَأَةُ أَبِي الْقُعَيْسِ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ قَالَ «ائْذَنِي لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ عَمُّكِ»  

"عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: جَاءَ أَفْلَح أَخُو أبِي القعيس يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ: إِنِّي عَمُّهَا فَأَبَتْ أنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ: أَفَلَا أَذِنْتِ لِعَمِّكِ؟ قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! إِنَّمَا أَرْضَعَتْنِي الْمَرَأَةُ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنِي الرَّجُلُ، قَالَ: فأذني له فإنَّهُ عَمُّكِ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ، وَكَانَ أبو القعيس أَخَا زَوْجِ المَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتْ عَائِشَةَ".