[Machine] Sahlah, the daughter of Suhail bin Amr, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I see from the face of my father Hudhaifah something that I dislike from Salim's entrance upon me." He ﷺ said, "Breastfeed him." She said, "Even though he is an old man?" He chuckled and said, "Don't you know that he is an old man?" She then came to him afterwards and said, "I have not seen anything that I dislike from Hudhaifah's face anymore."  

جَاءَتْ سَهْلَةُ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ مِنْ دُخُولِ سَالِمٍ عَلَيَّ قَالَ أَرْضِعِيهِ قَالَتْ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ؟ فَضَحِكَ وَقَالَ أَلَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ؟ قَالَتْ فَأَتَتْهُ بَعْدُ وَقَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي وَجْهِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ بَعْدُ شَيْئًا أَكْرَهُهُ  

A’ishah wife of the Prophet ﷺ and Umm Salamah said “Abu Hudaifah bin ‘Utbah bin Rabi’ah bin ‘Abd Shams adopted Salim as his son and married him to his niece Hind, daughter of Al Walid bin ‘Utbah bin Rabi’ah. He (Salim) was the freed slave of a woman from the Ansar (the Helpers) as the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ adopted Zaid as his son. In pre Islamic days when anyone adopted a man as his son, the people called him by his name and he was given a share from his inheritance. Allaah, the Exalted, revealed about this matter “Call them by (the name of) their fathers, that is juster in the sight of Allaah. And if ye know not their fathers, then (they are) your brethren in the faith and your clients. They were then called by their names of their fathers. A man, whose father was not known, remained under the protection of someone and considered brother in faith. Sahlah daughter of Suhail bin Amr Al Quraishi then came and said Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, we used to consider Salim(our) son. He dwelled with me and Abu Hudhaifah in the same house, and he saw me in the short clothes, but Allaah the Exalted, has revealed about them what you know, then what is your opinion about him? The Prophet ﷺ said give him your breast feed. She gave him five breast feeds. He then became like her foster son. Hence, A’ishah(may Allaah be pleased with her) used to ask the daughters of her sisters and the daughters of her brethren to give him breast feed five times, whom A’ishah wanted to see and who wanted to visit her. Though he might be of age; he then visited her. But Umm Salamah and all other wives of the Prophet ﷺ refused to allow anyone to visit them on the basis of such breast feeding unless one was given breast feed during infancy. They told A’ishah by Allaah we do not know whether that was a special concession granted by the Prophet ﷺ to Salim exclusive of the people. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2061)   

رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ ؓ وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَبَنَّى سَالِمًا وَأَنْكَحَهُ ابْنَةَ أَخِيهِ هِنْدَ بِنْتَ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَهُوَ مَوْلًى لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَمَا تَبَنَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَكَانَ مَنْ تَبَنَّى رَجُلًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ دَعَاهُ النَّاسُ ابْنَهُ وَوَرِثَ مِنْ مِيرَاثِهِ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فِي ذَلِكَ {ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ} [الأحزاب 5] فَرُدُّوا إِلَى آبَائِهِمْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ أَبُوهُ كَانَ مَوْلًى وَأَخًا فِي الدِّينِ فَجَاءَتْ سَهْلَةُ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْقُرَشِيِّ ثُمَّ الْعَامِرِيِّ وَهِيَ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ ؓ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَرَى سَالِمًا وَلَدًا وَكَانَ يَأْوِي مَعِي وَمَعَ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ وَيَرَانِي فَضْلًا وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِمْ مَا عَلِمْتَ فَكَيْفَ تَرَى فِيهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَأَرْضَعَتْهُ خَمْسَ رَضَعَاتٍ فَكَانَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ وَلَدِهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَبِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ تَأْمُرُ بَنَاتِ أَخِيهَا أَنْ يُرْضِعْنَ مَنْ أَحَبَّتْ عَائِشَةُ أَنْ يَرَاهَا وَيَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا خَمْسَ رَضَعَاتٍ فَيَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَبَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَسَائِرُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ يُدْخِلْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنَ النَّاسِ بِتِلْكَ الرَّضَاعَةِ حَتَّى يُرْضِعْنَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَقُلْنَ لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ وَاللهِ مَا نَرَى لَعَلَّهَا رُخْصَةٌ لِسَالِمٍ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ دُونَ النَّاسِ 15649 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو نا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ أنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى ثنا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنِي شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ بِمِثْلِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَبِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ تَأْمُرُ بَنَاتِ إِخْوَتِهَا وَبَنَاتِ أَخَوَاتِهَا وَقَالَ وَأَبَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَسَائِرُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ يُدْخِلْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ بِتِلْكَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَاقِي مِثْلُهُ  

[Machine] Her mother, Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, used to say that all the wives of the Prophet Muhammad were of the opinion that no one should be allowed to enter upon them through breastfeeding, except Salim exclusively. Thus, no one would enter upon them with this breastfeeding, and they would not see anyone.  

أَنَّ أُمَّهَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ أَبَى سَائِرُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ يُدْخِلْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَحَدًا بِتِلْكَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَقُلْنَ لِعَائِشَةَ وَاللهِ مَا نَرَى هَذِهِ إِلَّا رُخْصَةً أَرْخَصَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِسَالِمٍ خَاصَّةً فَمَا هُوَ بِدَاخِلٍ عَلَيْنَا أَحَدٌ بِهَذِهِ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَلَا رَائِينَا  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ entered upon me and there was a man with me, so he said, "O Aisha, who is this?" So I said, "My brother through breastfeeding.” Then he said, "O Aisha, consider who your brothers are, for breastfeeding is only from hunger."  

دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقُلْتُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ انْظُرْنَ مَا إِخْوَانُكُنَّ فَإِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعَةُ مِنَ الْمَجَاعَةِ  

[Machine] Narrated 'Aisha:

A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while I was with him. I noticed his repulsiveness from his face, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is my brother from breastfeeding." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Look at those whom you consider as your siblings, as breastfeeding is only from hunger." And Bashir said in his narration, "Look at who your brothers are." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)  

ؓ تَقُولُ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدِي رَجُلٌ فَرَأَيْتُ الْكَرَاهِيَةَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوا مَنْ تُرَاضِعُونَ فَإِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعَةُ مِنَ الْمَجَاعَةِ وَقَالَ فَقَالَ بِشْرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ انْظُرُوا مَا إِخْوَانُكُمْ  

[Machine] A man was traveling with his wife when she gave birth. The baby refused to breastfeed, so the husband started to suckle her milk until he tasted the taste of her milk in his throat. He went to Abu Musa and told him about it. Abu Musa said to him, "Your wife is now prohibited to you." He then went to Ibn Mas'ud and asked, "Are you the one who gives legal opinions regarding this matter?" He replied, "Yes, what is your question?" The man explained the situation to Ibn Mas'ud, who said, "There is no breastfeeding unless it strengthens the bones and causes the flesh to grow."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ مَعَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَهُوَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَوَلَدَتْ فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ لَا يَمُصُّ فَأَخَذَ زَوْجُهَا يَمُصُّ لَبَنَهَا وَيَمُجُّهُ حَتَّى وَجَدَ طَعْمَ لَبَنِهَا فِي حَلْقِهِ فَأَتَى أَبَا مُوسَى فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكَ امْرَأَتُكَ فَأَتَى ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تُفْتِي هَذَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا رَضَاعَ إِلَّا مَا شَدَّ الْعَظْمَ وَأَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ  

The aforesaid tradition has also been narrated by Ibn Mas’ud through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect from the Prophet ﷺ. This version has the words anshaz al-‘azma meaning which nourishes bones and makes them sturdy and vigorous. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2060)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَقَالَ أَنْشَزَ الْعَظْمَ  

[Machine] Abu Musa, do not ask me as long as this ink is in you or it is said between you, and Al-Thawri narrated it from Abu Husein, and added to it from Abdullah: "Indeed, breastfeeding is only what has grown flesh and blood."  

أَبُو مُوسَى لَا تَسْأَلُونِي مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ فِيكُمْ أَوْ قَالَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ وَرَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ وَزَادَ فِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ إِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعُ مَا أَنَبْتَ اللَّحْمَ وَالدَّمَ  

[Machine] There is no suckling after separation. This is blocked, and it has been narrated as elevated.  

لَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِصَالٍ هَذَا مَوْقُوفٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مَرْفُوعًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no divorce except after marriage, no manumission before ownership, no suckling after the period of breastfeeding has ended, no conjugal relation during fasting, and no continuous fasting spanning from one day to the next." 'Abd al-Razzaq said that Sufyan narrated to Ma'mar that Juwaybir informed us of this hadith, but did not attribute it to anyone. Ma'mar said that Juwaybir narrated it to us multiple times and attributed it to someone.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا طَلَاقَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ نِكَاحٍ وَلَا عِتْقَ قَبْلَ مِلْكٍ وَلَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِصَالٍ وَلَا وِصَالَ فِي الصِّيَامِ وَلَا صَمْتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ لِمَعْمَرٍ إِنَّ جُوَيْبِرًا حَدَّثَنَا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ وَحَدَّثَنَا بِهِ مِرَارًا وَرَفَعَهُ  

[Machine] I had a female slave and I used to suckle her. My wife intentionally entered upon her and breastfed her. So, she came to me and said, "Leave her, for I have already breastfed her." Umar said to her, "Make her sick and call your slave-girl, for breastfeeding is only valid for the infant."  

كَانَتْ لِي وَلِيدَةٌ وَكُنْتُ أَطَؤُهَا فَعَمَدَتِ امْرَأَتِي إِلَيْهَا فَأَرْضَعَتْهَا فَدَخَلَتْ عليها فَقَالَتْ دُونَكَ فَقَدْ وَاللهِ أَرْضَعْتُهَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَوْجِعْهَا وَائْتِ جَارِيَتَكَ إِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعَةُ رَضَاعَةُ الصَّغِيرِ  

[Machine] A woman from the Ansar breastfed the daughter of her husband's neighbor. When her husband came, she said, "Indeed, your neighbor's daughter has become your own daughter." The man went to Umar and informed him of this, and Umar said to him, "I had resolved to take action against you upon your return, and you have indeed committed an act of breastfeeding with your neighbor's daughter, causing harm to your wife's reputation." In another narration by Abdullah ibn Dinar, from Ibn Umar, from Umar, he said, "Indeed, breastfeeding is only considered valid when it is done during infancy."  

عَمَدَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى جَارِيَةٍ لِزَوْجِهَا فَأَرْضَعَتْهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ زَوْجُهَا قَالَتْ إِنَّ جَارِيَتَكَ هَذِهِ قَدْ صَارَتِ ابْنَتَكَ فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى عُمَرَ ؓ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ ؓ عَزَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ لَمَا رَجَعْتَ فَأَصَبْتَ جَارِيَتَكَ وَأَوْجَعْتَ ظَهْرَ امْرَأَتِكَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ ؓ فَإِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعَةُ رَضَاعَةُ الصَّغِيرِ  

[Machine] He said, "Nothing is prohibited from breastfeeding except what is done in infancy."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ فِي الصِّغَرِ  

[Machine] He used to say that there is no breastfeeding except for those who were breastfed in their infancy.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا رَضَاعَ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَرْضَعَ فِي الصِّغَرِ