Breastfeeding a woman’s child other than her own after weaning
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, some of the matters of Islam are combined, and a woman breastfeeds another woman’s child without need, and only the person’s prayer and laughter. Is this permissible or not? Must one not play with the situation to this extent?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. Breastfeeding is permissible. Is it permissible for a woman to breastfeed another woman’s child? Yes.
The questioner:
The Shaykh said: The boy is one and a half years old. After two months, and after the weaning, the woman breastfed him as if he were her son.
The Shaykh:
If he was nourished by food and became independent of it, then he is not considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry), because some of the scholars, as I mentioned to you, tied this to weaning, whether it was before the two years or after the two years. Others say that as long as it is within the two years, it creates a prohibition. This is the point of disagreement between them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, some of the matters of Islam are combined, and a woman breastfeeds another woman’s child without need, and only the person’s prayer and laughter. Is this permissible or not? Must one not play with the situation to this extent?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. Breastfeeding is permissible. Is it permissible for a woman to breastfeed another woman’s child? Yes.
The questioner:
The Shaykh said: The boy is one and a half years old. After two months, and after the weaning, the woman breastfed him as if he were her son.
The Shaykh:
If he was nourished by food and became independent of it, then he is not considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry), because some of the scholars, as I mentioned to you, tied this to weaning, whether it was before the two years or after the two years. Others say that as long as it is within the two years, it creates a prohibition. This is the point of disagreement between them. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرضاع — islamhouse.com (52:14)
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