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What Are the Islamic Views on Breastfeeding
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[QUOTE="Ibnabdulla, post: 188432, member: 59101"] [HEADING=1]The Qur'an on Breastfeeding[/HEADING] Breastfeeding is very clearly encouraged in the Qur'an Also, in reminding people to treat their parents with kindness, the Qur'an says: Therefore, Islam strongly recommends breastfeeding but recognizes that for various reasons, parents may be unable or unwilling to complete the recommended two years. The decision about breastfeeding and the time of weaning is expected to be a mutual decision by both parents, in consideration of what is best for their family. On this point, the Qur'an says: The same verse continues: [HEADING=1]Weaning[/HEADING] According to the Qur'an verses quoted above, it is considered a child's right to be breastfed until the approximate age of two. This is a general guideline; one may wean before or after that time by mutual consent of the parents. In case of divorce before the weaning of a child is complete, the father is obligated to make special maintenance payments to his nursing ex-wife. [HEADING=1]"Milk Siblings" in Islam[/HEADING] In some cultures and periods, it has been customary for infants to be nursed by a foster-mother (sometimes called a "nurse-maid" or "milk mother"). In ancient Arabia, it was common for city families to send their infants to a foster-mother in the desert, where it was considered a healthier living environment. The Prophet Muhammad himself was cared for in infancy by both his mother and a foster-mother named Halima. Islam recognizes the importance of breastfeeding to the growth and development of a child, and the special bond that develops between a nursing woman and a baby. A woman who substantially nurses a child (more than five times before the age of two years) becomes a "milk mother" to the child, which is a relationship with special rights under Islamic law. The suckled child is recognized as a full sibling to the foster-mother's other children, and as a [I]mahram[/I] to the woman. Adoptive mothers in Muslim countries sometimes try to fulfill this nursing requirement, so that the adopted child can be more easily integrated into the family. [HEADING=1][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]
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