Why the Arabs used to send their children to be breastfed in the desert

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Arabs, may Allah protect you, used to send their children with wet nurses or to wet nurses. Is this practice valid in Islam? And if it is valid, what is its guidance and explanation?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. So, let them have their children breastfed. There is no issue with this. The Arabs did this for the purpose of raising their children. They would send them to the desert so that they would be raised with strength, chivalry, and the authentic customs of the Arabs. That was their intention; it was not just for the breastfeeding. The child would be raised in the desert with bravery, horseback riding, and so on, with strength and chivalry, and with the good morals and customs of the Arabs.