Is artificial milk like breast milk in that washing the urine of a male infant is not obligatory?
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The questioner : ... Do children drink Nido now?
The Shaykh : Yes, Nido and other milks are like breast milk because this is light food, so what it produces is light.
It is said regarding the wisdom behind why the urine of a female infant is washed while the urine of a male infant is sprinkled, that they say the wisdom is:
First, that the heat of the male is stronger than the heat of the female, so it dissolves the waste in this milk more than the female does, because the female is cooler.
Second: that the urine of the male comes out of a narrow opening, so its projection is far, while the urine of the female comes out of a wider opening and does not go beyond its place. So for this reason, that is, because the urine of the male spreads more, the ruling was made lighter for it.
Third: that the male is more precious to his family than the female, so his burden is greater, so the hardship was taken into account in this. These explanations may be incorrect in reality, but the true explanation is the text. And we know that the Shari'ah does not distinguish between two things unless there is an effective difference between them, but not everything we know is known to us.
The Shaykh : Yes, Nido and other milks are like breast milk because this is light food, so what it produces is light.
It is said regarding the wisdom behind why the urine of a female infant is washed while the urine of a male infant is sprinkled, that they say the wisdom is:
First, that the heat of the male is stronger than the heat of the female, so it dissolves the waste in this milk more than the female does, because the female is cooler.
Second: that the urine of the male comes out of a narrow opening, so its projection is far, while the urine of the female comes out of a wider opening and does not go beyond its place. So for this reason, that is, because the urine of the male spreads more, the ruling was made lighter for it.
Third: that the male is more precious to his family than the female, so his burden is greater, so the hardship was taken into account in this. These explanations may be incorrect in reality, but the true explanation is the text. And we know that the Shari'ah does not distinguish between two things unless there is an effective difference between them, but not everything we know is known to us.