Hadith record

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from abu Yahya al-Hannat who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), that my son and the daughter of my brother are in my care and I want to arrange marriage between them but certain ones of my family has said that she has breastfed both of them. He (the Imam) asked, ’How much breastfeeding has taken place?’ I replied, ’I do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ’Inform me so then I determine.’ He (the narrator) has said, that I then said, ’I do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You can arrange marriage between them.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.