What is the nature and quantity of the obligatory breastfeedings?
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Question:
In a previous lesson, you spoke about obligatory breastfeeding, stating that it consists of five satiating feedings. Is it possible for these five feedings to occur in a single session lasting five or ten minutes; that is, the infant holds the breast, then releases it of his own accord, then returns to hold it again, releases it, and so on until he completes the five feedings?
Answer:
No, five feedings, even if they are not satiating. I did not say "satiating." May Allah reward you with good. Five feedings, even if they are not satiating. No scholar has stated that "satiating" is a condition. No, it is not required. The feedings are effective and establish prohibition even if they do not satiate. Therefore, satiety is not a condition. If you breastfeed him five times in one session or multiple sessions, even if he does not become satiated, he becomes her son.
So, if a child nurses and sucks the breast, swallowing the milk, and the mother is certain and knows that he swallowed the milk, then he releases the breast, and afterwards he returns to nurse, sucks the breast, and swallows the milk, then releases it, and so on until he completes five feedings in one session, two sessions, or more; he becomes her son. Five or more feedings, even if he does not become satiated, within the two-year period. It must be before weaning.
In a previous lesson, you spoke about obligatory breastfeeding, stating that it consists of five satiating feedings. Is it possible for these five feedings to occur in a single session lasting five or ten minutes; that is, the infant holds the breast, then releases it of his own accord, then returns to hold it again, releases it, and so on until he completes the five feedings?
Answer:
No, five feedings, even if they are not satiating. I did not say "satiating." May Allah reward you with good. Five feedings, even if they are not satiating. No scholar has stated that "satiating" is a condition. No, it is not required. The feedings are effective and establish prohibition even if they do not satiate. Therefore, satiety is not a condition. If you breastfeed him five times in one session or multiple sessions, even if he does not become satiated, he becomes her son.
So, if a child nurses and sucks the breast, swallowing the milk, and the mother is certain and knows that he swallowed the milk, then he releases the breast, and afterwards he returns to nurse, sucks the breast, and swallows the milk, then releases it, and so on until he completes five feedings in one session, two sessions, or more; he becomes her son. Five or more feedings, even if he does not become satiated, within the two-year period. It must be before weaning.
Source
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