The conditions of breastfeeding that establish the prohibition of marriage
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Among the questions we received, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner speaks about the conditions of breastfeeding: how many are they? And what are the recommended matters in breastfeeding? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Breastfeeding is required to be within the two-year period. Based on his saying,Bulugh al-Maram 8:197 It is required that the breastfeeding be within the two years. No, no, it does not mean that it is permissible to breastfeed an older child who is self-sufficient with food and does not need milk. No, an older child who is self-sufficient with food is not breastfed. As for the one who does not feed on food, he is breastfed, and this is mostly up to two years. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:233].
One of the conditions of breastfeeding that establishes the prohibition is that it be five sucks. Based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),Sahih Ibn Hibban 17:14 And in the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), Sahih Muslim 1452a that is five known breastfeedings that establish the prohibition. It means five sucks, where each suck draws out milk and the child swallows it. So this is a condition of breastfeeding: that it be five sucks or more, and that it be within the two years. When these conditions are met, the breastfeeding establishes the prohibition. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. Among the questions we received, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner speaks about the conditions of breastfeeding: how many are they? And what are the recommended matters in breastfeeding? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Breastfeeding is required to be within the two-year period. Based on his saying,
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The suckling that makes marriage unlawful is that which reaches the intestines (i.e. nourishes the child), and is taken before (two years) time of weaning."
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يحرم من الرضاعة إلا ما فتق الأمعاء وكان قبل الفطام،Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period].
وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَOne of the conditions of breastfeeding that establishes the prohibition is that it be five sucks. Based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),
"One suck does not establish the prohibition, nor two sucks, nor one suckle, nor two suckles."
لا تحرم المصة ولا المصتان ولا الإملاجة ولا الإملاجتانit had been revealed in the Holy Qur'an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage unlawful, then it was abrogated
كان فيما أنزل عشر رضعات معلومات يحرمن ثم نسخ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2385 - شروط الرضاع الذي تثبت به المحرمية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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