In [[Islam]] those who are fed in this way become siblings to the biological children of their wetnurse, provided that they are less than two years old. Islamic law ([[shariah]]) codifies the relationship between these people, and certain specified relatives, as rada; once they are adult, they are ''mahram'', meaning that they are not allowed to marry each other, and the rules of modesty known as hijab are relaxed, as with other family members. | In [[Islam]] those who are fed in this way become siblings to the biological children of their wetnurse, provided that they are less than two years old. Islamic law ([[shariah]]) codifies the relationship between these people, and certain specified relatives, as rada; once they are adult, they are ''mahram'', meaning that they are not allowed to marry each other, and the rules of modesty known as hijab are relaxed, as with other family members. |