The limit of breastfeeding in the Qur'an
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Muhammad from Riyadh, sent this question which includes the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic:[Al-Baqarah 2:233] The verse asks, may Allah bless you: Is the limit of breastfeeding after two years, or only before that, or is it necessary that it be the full two years?
Answer:
The meaning of the verse is clear, and it is that the time for breastfeeding is determined by two full years, meaning twenty-four months. As for if the child no longer needs breastfeeding, even within the two years, he is weaned. But if he does not become independent of breastfeeding, he continues to breastfeed until the two years are complete, until he becomes independent of food. If a child exceeds the two years and is harmed by breastfeeding and does not accept food, there is no harm in him accepting food. And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "Breastfeeding is only from the stomach," and breastfeedingBulugh al-Maram 8:197, yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Muhammad from Riyadh, sent this question which includes the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic:
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 الرَّضَاعَةَAnswer:
The meaning of the verse is clear, and it is that the time for breastfeeding is determined by two full years, meaning twenty-four months. As for if the child no longer needs breastfeeding, even within the two years, he is weaned. But if he does not become independent of breastfeeding, he continues to breastfeed until the two years are complete, until he becomes independent of food. If a child exceeds the two years and is harmed by breastfeeding and does not accept food, there is no harm in him accepting food. And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "Breastfeeding is only from the stomach," and breastfeeding
that which reaches the intestines (i.e. nourishes the child), and is taken before (two years) time of weaning
ما فتق الأمعاء وكان قبل الفطام
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/273 — archive.org (3:35)
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