The Ruling on Forcing a Mother to Breastfeed
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Question:
Does a woman sin if she refuses to breastfeed her son on the pretext of caring for her body? And what is the husband's role if she does not respond to his words?
Answer:
They said that it is not obligatory for the mother to breastfeed her newborn if there is someone else who can breastfeed him, so the mother is not forced. However, if there is no one else to breastfeed him, the mother is forced so that the child does not die. They also said that it is necessary, after his birth, to give him the first milk, the colostrum, because he does not survive without it. As for after that, she is not forced, provided that there is a woman available to breastfeed him.
Does a woman sin if she refuses to breastfeed her son on the pretext of caring for her body? And what is the husband's role if she does not respond to his words?
Answer:
They said that it is not obligatory for the mother to breastfeed her newborn if there is someone else who can breastfeed him, so the mother is not forced. However, if there is no one else to breastfeed him, the mother is forced so that the child does not die. They also said that it is necessary, after his birth, to give him the first milk, the colostrum, because he does not survive without it. As for after that, she is not forced, provided that there is a woman available to breastfeed him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تأثم المرأة إذا امتنعت عن ترضيع ابنها؟ وما دور الزوج إذا لم تستجب لكلامه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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