The Ruling on Forbidden Breastfeeding and the Specificity of the Incident of Abu Hudhayfah
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Question:
From a close relative, there is a great reward in this. This is a forbidden matter. You must observe this matter and not be rude to them. As for disciplining them by advising them, if it is for their benefit and within the limits of what is prescribed, there is no harm in that, because this is in their interest. However, do so with gentleness, and [consider] the dispute over benefits and the repelling of harms. May Allah reward you with good. I heard that forbidden breastfeeding is five feedings or more, and that it must occur within
Answer:
the two years, but I read in a narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the story ofSahih al-Bukhari 3806, where when the wife of Abu Hudhayfah complained to him that he was entering her room while he was a boy, and she saw the effects of that on the face of Abu Hudhayfah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, "Forty [feedings] make it forbidden for you." Is this hadith authentic?
Yes, the hadith is authentic, but it is specific to this incident. I even said to him, or because it is a specific case with no general application, as the majority of the scholars of the household say. The breastfeeding of an adult does not have an effect and does not give rise to the ruling of breastfeeding regarding prohibition of marriage. Rather, this is specific to Abu Hudhayfah, and to the wife of Abu Hudhayfah, and to the family of the client of Abu Hudhayfah. It is an incident with no general
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good
From a close relative, there is a great reward in this. This is a forbidden matter. You must observe this matter and not be rude to them. As for disciplining them by advising them, if it is for their benefit and within the limits of what is prescribed, there is no harm in that, because this is in their interest. However, do so with gentleness, and [consider] the dispute over benefits and the repelling of harms. May Allah reward you with good. I heard that forbidden breastfeeding is five feedings or more, and that it must occur within
Answer:
the two years, but I read in a narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the story of
Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa,
سالم مولى أبي حذيفة،Yes, the hadith is authentic, but it is specific to this incident. I even said to him, or because it is a specific case with no general application, as the majority of the scholars of the household say. The breastfeeding of an adult does not have an effect and does not give rise to the ruling of breastfeeding regarding prohibition of marriage. Rather, this is specific to Abu Hudhayfah, and to the wife of Abu Hudhayfah, and to the family of the client of Abu Hudhayfah. It is an incident with no general
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/136 — archive.org (18:45)
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