A woman breastfeeding a child without the permission of his parents or her husband
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a woman commit a sin if she breastfeeds a child without the permission of his parents? Does a woman commit a sin if she breastfeeds a child without the permission of his parents?
The Shaykh:
There is no need for this. If the child needs it, she breastfeeds him. If there is a fear that he will die, she breastfeeds him even if his father does not give permission, in order to preserve and save him. But if there is no danger to him, she does not breastfeed him except with his father's permission.
The questioner:
Yes. And is it obligatory for the nursing woman to seek permission from her husband for the breastfeeding?
The Shaykh:
If it harms her own child, she does not breastfeed except what is left over for her child, and her husband has the right to prevent her from doing so. But if this does not harm her child, her husband has no right to prevent her. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a woman commit a sin if she breastfeeds a child without the permission of his parents? Does a woman commit a sin if she breastfeeds a child without the permission of his parents?
The Shaykh:
There is no need for this. If the child needs it, she breastfeeds him. If there is a fear that he will die, she breastfeeds him even if his father does not give permission, in order to preserve and save him. But if there is no danger to him, she does not breastfeed him except with his father's permission.
The questioner:
Yes. And is it obligatory for the nursing woman to seek permission from her husband for the breastfeeding?
The Shaykh:
If it harms her own child, she does not breastfeed except what is left over for her child, and her husband has the right to prevent her from doing so. But if this does not harm her child, her husband has no right to prevent her. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: في العدة — islamhouse.com (1:12:12)
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