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Breast Feeding
Rulings and Medical Benefits of Breastfeeding in Islam
Breastfeeding in Islam is a proven right of the infant and must be provided for him by the one whose duty it is to do so. The scholars agree on the effects of breastfeeding in establishing the prohibition on marriage.188,881It is permissible for the husband of the wet-nurse to marry the mother of the infant
7,378Breastfeeding does not affect the collateral relatives of the one who is breastfed
5,213He was breast-fed by the wife of his maternal uncle; can he or his brother marry any of her daughters?
5,583How to Establish a Mahram Relationship by Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding establishes a Mahram relationship if it meets two conditions: 1- There must be five or more breastfeedings, and no less than that; 2- The breastfeeding must occur within the time when the infant is usually nourished by breastfeeding. However, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal states that the Mahram relationship is established if the child is breastfed within the first two years.61,370Ruling on giving the infant food other than his mother’s milk after the sixth month
32,051The mahram relationship is not established if there is any doubt about the number of breastfeedings
10,057A woman who is well-known for lying testified that she breast-fed the one who wants to propose to her; should her word be accepted?
11,544He was breastfed by his maternal grandmother, along with his maternal cousin; what is the ruling?
16,121The children of your father through breastfeeding from his second wife who did not breastfeed you are siblings to you
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