Fasting for the Nursing Mother and the Ruling on Dried Milk
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned in the book of fasting that it is permissible for a nursing mother to break her fast. He says:
The Shaykh:
If she fears for her child or fears for herself. If she fears for herself that breastfeeding will affect her while fasting, she breaks her fast and makes up the fast. But if she only fears for her child that he will go hungry, she also breaks her fast to protect the child, and she makes up the fast and feeds a poor person for each day if the fear is for the child. It is obligatory for her to do two things: make up the fast and feed a poor person for each day. But if the fear is for herself, she breaks her fast and does not have to feed anyone; she makes up the fast and does not have to feed anyone. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he asks, may Allah preserve you: Now, artificial milk is sold in pharmacies, and the child accepts it.
The Shaykh:
Here, it is artificial milk. No one makes milk; milk is not artificial. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If the boy accepts this milk, which is called powder, is it permissible for the nursing mother or the mother? He says: If the boy accepts this milk sold in pharmacies, the powder.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is originally milk. Yes.
The questioner:
Is the word "dried" permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for the mother to break her fast?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: If the boy accepts this powdered milk sold in pharmacies, is it permissible for the mother to break her fast while she intends to breastfeed the child?
The Shaykh:
No, if the child is satisfied with this milk, she does not break her fast. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned in the book of fasting that it is permissible for a nursing mother to break her fast. He says:
The Shaykh:
If she fears for her child or fears for herself. If she fears for herself that breastfeeding will affect her while fasting, she breaks her fast and makes up the fast. But if she only fears for her child that he will go hungry, she also breaks her fast to protect the child, and she makes up the fast and feeds a poor person for each day if the fear is for the child. It is obligatory for her to do two things: make up the fast and feed a poor person for each day. But if the fear is for herself, she breaks her fast and does not have to feed anyone; she makes up the fast and does not have to feed anyone. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he asks, may Allah preserve you: Now, artificial milk is sold in pharmacies, and the child accepts it.
The Shaykh:
Here, it is artificial milk. No one makes milk; milk is not artificial. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If the boy accepts this milk, which is called powder, is it permissible for the nursing mother or the mother? He says: If the boy accepts this milk sold in pharmacies, the powder.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is originally milk. Yes.
The questioner:
Is the word "dried" permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for the mother to break her fast?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: If the boy accepts this powdered milk sold in pharmacies, is it permissible for the mother to break her fast while she intends to breastfeed the child?
The Shaykh:
No, if the child is satisfied with this milk, she does not break her fast. Yes.
Source
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