Breastfeeding Someone Elses Child
Question
I wanted to know what is the masala with regards to someone elses child drinking your breastmilk?
Does the woman become the foster mother or only if a certain amount is drank… and is it necessary to be drank from the breast or even if the child drank it from a bottle?
Answer
The woman will become the foster mother even if the child drank a little milk during the breastfeeding period (up to two lunar years – 24 lunar months).
Whether the child drank directly from the breast or from a bottle (or any other way, e.g. from a spoon), Hurmate- Radaa’at (foster relations) will be established.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
بدائع الصنائع ج٤ ص٨، كتاب الرضاع، فصل في صفة الرضاع المحرم، ط: مكتبة رشيدية
البحر الرائق ج٣ ص٢٢١-٢ ٢٢، كتاب الرضاع، ط: المكتبة الماجدية
رد المحتاره، ج ٣ ص ٢١٢ – ٢١٣ و٢١٨، باب الرضاع
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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