How many breastfeedings are forbidden?
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The questioner : How many breastfeedings are forbidden? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The number of breastfeedings that establish a milk-kinship is five, each one separate from the other, on the condition that they occur within the period of breastfeeding.
The period of breastfeeding is two years. If a child is breastfed after the two years, that breastfeeding is not considered. It was also said that the determining factor is weaning, whether it occurs before or after the two years. Thus, if a child is breastfed before weaning, the breastfeeding is considered; and if a child is breastfed after weaning, the breastfeeding is not considered.
Our statement that the number of breastfeedings is five is what is indicated by the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), which Muslim narrated. She said:Sahih Muslim 1452a
The Shaykh : The number of breastfeedings that establish a milk-kinship is five, each one separate from the other, on the condition that they occur within the period of breastfeeding.
The period of breastfeeding is two years. If a child is breastfed after the two years, that breastfeeding is not considered. It was also said that the determining factor is weaning, whether it occurs before or after the two years. Thus, if a child is breastfed before weaning, the breastfeeding is considered; and if a child is breastfed after weaning, the breastfeeding is not considered.
Our statement that the number of breastfeedings is five is what is indicated by the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), which Muslim narrated. She said: