69. Supporting the Family

٦٩۔ كتاب النفقات

69.5 Section

٦٩۔٥ بَابٌ

[Machine] And Allah says: "Mothers may breastfeed their children two full years for whoever wishes to complete the breastfeeding." And He says: "And the pregnancy and the weaning period take thirty months." And He says: "And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent and consultation, there is no blame upon them." And He says: "After hardship, there will be ease." Yunus reported from Az-Zuhri that Allah has forbidden harming a mother with her child, such as the mother saying, "I am not his breastfeeding mother." She is the best provider for him with nutrition, the most compassionate and gentle towards him compared to others. So she should not refuse after he has given her from himself what Allah has made obligatory upon him. And it is not permissible for the child to harm his mother, preventing her from breastfeeding him, causing harm to her and transferring the duty to another woman. There is no harm for both parents to continue breastfeeding the child willingly and happily, for as long as they want, in a good manner from the father and the mother. And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent and consultation, there is no blame upon them. The weaning mentioned refers to the end of the breastfeeding period.

وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلاَدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ} وَقَالَ: {وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلاَثُونَ شَهْرًا} وَقَالَ: {وَإِنْ تَعَاسَرْتُمْ فَسَتُرْضِعُ لَهُ أُخْرَى لِيُنْفِقْ ذُو سَعَةٍ مِنْ سَعَتِهِ وَمَنْ قُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُسْرًا}. وَقَالَ يُونُسُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ نَهَى اللَّهُ أَنْ تُضَارَّ وَالِدَةٌ بِوَلَدِهَا وَذَلِكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ الْوَالِدَةُ لَسْتُ مُرْضِعَتَهُ. وَهْيَ أَمْثَلُ لَهُ غِذَاءً، وَأَشْفَقُ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَرْفَقُ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا، فَلَيْسَ لَهَا أَنْ تَأْبَى بَعْدَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا مِنْ نَفْسِهِ مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَيْسَ لِلْمَوْلُودِ لَهُ أَنْ يُضَارَّ بِوَلَدِهِ وَالِدَتَهُ، فَيَمْنَعَهَا أَنْ تُرْضِعَهُ ضِرَارًا لَهَا إِلَى غَيْرِهَا فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يَسْتَرْضِعَا عَنْ طِيبِ نَفْسِ الْوَالِدِ وَالْوَالِدَةِ، فَإِنْ أَرَادَا فِصَالاً عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا، بَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ، {فِصَالُهُ} فِطَامُهُ.

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