The ruling on a woman refraining from breastfeeding her child out of fear for herself
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Question:
We conclude this session with a question from one of the sisters who inquires, Shaykh, about breastfeeding.[Al-Baqarah 2:233] Some women, Honorable Shaykh, refuse this breastfeeding out of fear for their body or appearance.
Answer:
If there is someone else to breastfeed the child, it is not obligatory for her to breastfeed him. However, if no one else is available and there is a fear that the child will perish, it is obligatory for her to breastfeed him. Yes.
We conclude this session with a question from one of the sisters who inquires, Shaykh, about breastfeeding.
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:
If there is someone else to breastfeed the child, it is not obligatory for her to breastfeed him. However, if no one else is available and there is a fear that the child will perish, it is obligatory for her to breastfeed him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3682] حكم ترك المرأة إرضاع ولدها خوفًا على نفسها - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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