The fee for breastfeeding for a wife who is in her husband's marriage bond
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does a mother request the fee for breastfeeding while she is in her husband's marriage bond? Is not the obligatory maintenance due from the husband sufficient?
Answer:
No, the maintenance is not sufficient. Breastfeeding has its own maintenance, so she may request the fee for breastfeeding. This is a fee, not maintenance. She may request it because breastfeeding her son is not obligatory upon her. Since it is not obligatory upon her, she may take compensation for it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does a mother request the fee for breastfeeding while she is in her husband's marriage bond? Is not the obligatory maintenance due from the husband sufficient?
Answer:
No, the maintenance is not sufficient. Breastfeeding has its own maintenance, so she may request the fee for breastfeeding. This is a fee, not maintenance. She may request it because breastfeeding her son is not obligatory upon her. Since it is not obligatory upon her, she may take compensation for it. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 087-نفقة الأقارب والمماليك - 17-7-25 هـ — archive.org (1:08:45)
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