Benefits of the Hadith: (… that her mother, Umm Salimah, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), used to say: The other wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to let anyone enter their homes on the basis of that breastfeeding, and they said to Aishah: “By Allah, we do not see this as anything but a dispensation that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted specifically to Salim. So no one has entered our homes on the basis of this breastfeeding, and we do not see it.”)

The Shaykh : This contains evidence that all the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disagreed with Aishah in this matter and held the view of the majority that breastfeeding an adult has no effect. It also contains evidence that one who possesses excellence and knowledge may err, for Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) erred in this issue regarding the evidence. The case of Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah, was a case that departed from the general rule. And whatever departs from the general rule, its departure must be specific to the form in which it departed. That is, the ruling in other cases is specific to the form in which it departed from the general rule, because the original principle is that the general rule encompasses all its forms. So if a form departs from it, the departed case must be restricted to what caused that form to depart. When we apply the case of Salim to the general public, we find that it is specific to him, meaning to one in his condition. We do not affirm or acknowledge that there are rulings specific to a man in his person, absolutely not, but rather to his description. The description that qualified Salim to be the son of Abu Hudhayfah’s wife cannot be found now. Therefore, the correct view is with the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), not with Aishah. Yes.