Important Madani pearls about Pardah (veil)

Observe Pardah (veil) with all of your paternal and maternal cousins, brother-in-law, the husband of your mother’s sister, that of your father’s sister and that of your own sister and even your Na-Mahram Murshid. Further, there is Pardah between man and his aunts (except the sister of his father and that of mother), sister-in-law (both the sister of his wife as well as the wife of his brother). There is the commandment of Pardah between called[1] brother and sister, called mother and son, and called father and daughter. There is Pardah (veil) even with the adopted child (when he becomes adolescent); however, there is no Pardah between the two having family relation established by virtue of suckling.

Therefore, the woman should suckle the adopted child or make her real daughter or her real sister or her maternal niece (the daughter of her brother or sister only) suckle the child within the age of two years (according to Hijri calendar) in such a way that milk goes down from the throat of the child. In case of suckling the child in the afore-mentioned way, Pardah will not remain obligatory with those who have a relationship on the basis of suckling the child. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘It is appropriate to have Pardah in youth or for fear of heresy because people do not regard it (relation by suckling) so firm.’

(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 22 pp. 235)

It should be kept in mind that though it is Haraam to suckle the baby after the age of two years (according to Hijri calendar), however, if she suckles the baby up to the age of two and a half (21/2) years, Rada’at (relation by suckling) will be valid. For detailed information, read the chapter of Rada’at (relation by suckling) from Bahar-e-Shari’at, volume 7. Further, do study the booklet ‘Injured Snake.’

Say my Salam to your family-members and request them        to pray Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to bless me with Madinah, Baqi’, and forgiveness without accountability. You are also requested to make supplications for me.

وَالسَّلَامُ مَعَ الۡاِكۡرَام

Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri

26 Zul-Hijja-til-Haraam 1429 AH

December 25, 2008