I want to wean my child, and I was told: Do not wean him in the month of Sha'ban, because Allah does not cut off sustenance in this month. What is the validity of this?
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The questioner:
Umm Ahmad from al-Hassa sent a question, saying: I have a child who is one year and nine months old, and I want to wean him. When I thought about it, a person told me: If you want to wean your son, do not wean him in the month of Sha'ban, because Allah does not cut off sustenance in this month. Is what was said correct? Is there a specific month in which we should not wean children? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
A woman nurses her child as long as he needs breastfeeding. If he no longer needs it and can eat food, she may wean him. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:233]. Breastfeeding is only according to need, and if the child no longer needs it, his mother weans him upon the completion of two years or before that. There is no validity to this statement that she should not wean him in Sha'ban. This is the talk of the ignorant, or the talk of the superstitious who hold incorrect beliefs about certain times or certain places. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. So, is weaning children in Sha'ban or in Rajab or in any month of the year permissible?
The Shaykh:
It does not have a specific month. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Umm Ahmad from al-Hassa sent a question, saying: I have a child who is one year and nine months old, and I want to wean him. When I thought about it, a person told me: If you want to wean your son, do not wean him in the month of Sha'ban, because Allah does not cut off sustenance in this month. Is what was said correct? Is there a specific month in which we should not wean children? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
A woman nurses her child as long as he needs breastfeeding. If he no longer needs it and can eat food, she may wean him. Allah the Exalted said:
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 الرَّضَاعَةَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. So, is weaning children in Sha'ban or in Rajab or in any month of the year permissible?
The Shaykh:
It does not have a specific month. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أريد فطام طفلي، فقيل لي: لا تفطميه في شهر شعبان، لأن الله لا يقطع الأرزاق في هذا الشهر، فما صحة هذا؟ — youtube.com
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