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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Using medication to induce lactation and breastfeed an orphan

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a woman asking, and she says that she wants to take custody of an orphan boy who is six months old. Her question is: Is it permissible for her to use injections?

The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.

The questioner:
A woman, may Allah preserve you, says that she wants to take custody of a small orphan boy who is six months old. She asks: Is it permissible for her to use injections or medication to induce milk and breastfeed this child so that he becomes a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for her in the future?

The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible if she has milk and the child needs it. I mean, if he does not eat food, then she should breastfeed him, which is a kindness to him, and he will become a mahram for her if he reaches the threshold of breastfeeding. However, if the breastfeeding is done by deception, then this is not permissible.
Source إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 27-06-1438هـ — af.org.sa (49:05)

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