Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 177 – Volume 8, Book 73

English

Volume 8, Book 73, Number 177:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais asked my permission to enter after the verses of Al-Hijab (veil –
ing the ladies) was revealed, and I said, "By Allah, I will not admit him unless I take permission of Al –
lah'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 Allah's Apostle entered upon me, and I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
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."
'Urwa 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)