1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Khalfad af-Sindiy from “Amr ibn Shamir from (Jabir) who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), if one can marry his al- Qabilah (special nurse who helps one’s mother during her giving birth and thereafter). He (the Imam) said, ‘No, and not her daughter also.’”

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

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from abu Muhammad al-Ansariy from “Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir ibn Yazid who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about al-Qabilah (special nurse who helps one’s mother during her giving birth and thereafter); if the child can marry her. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, not her daughter also, because she is one of his mothers.’ Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If she just helps to give birth and moves on, then such nurses are many; but if she helps during birth, and brings him up, then she is unlawful for marriage.’”

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

3. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Muhammad ibn Ziyad ibn ‘Isa Bayya’ al- Sabiriy from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Ibrahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the child feels compassion toward al-Qabilah (special nurse who helps one’s mother during her giving birth and thereafter) she becomes unlawful to him for marriage as well as her children.’”

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