2. Sūrat al-Baqarah

٢۔ سُورَةُ البَقَرَة

2.96 Requirement of breast feeding babies.

٢۔٩٦ مقطع في سُورَةُ البَقَرَة

quran:2:233

Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing ˹period˺. Upon the father is the mothers' provision and their clothing according to what is acceptable. No person is charged with more than his capacity. No mother should be harmed through her child, and no father through his child. And upon the ˹father's˺ heir is ˹a duty˺ like that ˹of the father˺. And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent from both of them and consultation, there is no blame upon either of them. And if you wish to have your children nursed by a substitute, there is no blame upon you as long as you give payment according to what is acceptable. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Seeing of what you do.  

Mothers, shall, suckle their children for two full years (kāmilayn, ‘two full ones’, is an adjective for emphasis); this is, for such as desire to fulfil the suckling, and this is the maximum length of time. It is for the father to provide, food for, them, the mothers, and clothe them, during the suckling if they be divorced, honourably, to the best of his ability. No soul is charged save to its capacity, its ability; a mother shall not be harmed by her child, that is, on account of the child, by being forced to suckle it, if she does not want to; neither, should, a father, be harmed, by his child, that is, on account of it, by being charged with more than he is able to bear. The mention of both parents here in relation to the child is intended to show sympathy ˹for both˺. The heir, the one inheriting from his father, that is, the young man who is the trustee of his ˹father’s˺ property, has a similar duty, to that of the father in terms of providing sustenance and clothing for the ˹other˺ parent. But if the two, parents, desire by mutual consent, agreement, and consultation, so that the child’s best interests are clear, to wean, that is, to effect ablactation before the completion of the twoyear period, then they would not be at fault, in this matter. And if you (addressing the parents) desire to seek nursing, from other than the mothers, for your children, you would not be at fault, in this respect, provided you hand over, to them, what you have given, what you intend to give them in the way of wages, honourably, in kindness and good nature; and fear God, and know that God sees what you do, and that nothing of it can be hidden from Him.
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وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ ۖ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ وَعَلَى الْمَوْلُودِ لَهُ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَا تُضَارَّ وَالِدَةٌ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ لَهُ بِوَلَدِهِ ۚ وَعَلَى الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذَٰلِكَ ۗ فَإِنْ أَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا ۗ وَإِنْ أَرَدْتُمْ أَنْ تَسْتَرْضِعُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا سَلَّمْتُمْ مَا آتَيْتُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ  

{والوالدات يرضعن} أي ليرضعن {أولادهن حولين} عامين {كاملين} صفة مؤكدة، ذلك {لمن أراد أن يتم الرضاعة} ولا زيادة عليه {وعلى المولود له} أي الأب {رزقهن} إطعام الوالدات {وكسوتهن} على الإرضاع إذا كن مطلقات {بالمعروف} بقدر طاقته {لا تُكلَّفُ نفس إلا وسعها} طاقتها {لا تضار والدة بولدها} أي بسببه بأن تكره على إرضاعه إذا امتنعت {ولا} يضار {مولود له بولده} أي بسببه بأن يكلف فوق طاقته وإضافة الولد إلى كل منهما في الموضعين للاستعطاف {وعلى الوارث} أي وارث الأب وهو الصبي أي على وليه في ماله {مثل ذلك} الذي على الأب للوالدة من الرزق و الكسوة {فأن أرادا} أي الوالدان {فصالا} فطاما له قبل الحولين صادرا {عن تراض} اتفاق {منهما وتشاور} بينهما لتظهر مصلحة الصبي فيه {فلا جناح عليهما} في ذلك {وإن أردتم} خطاب للآباء {أن تسترضعوا أولادكم} مراضع غير الوالدات {فلا جناح عليكم} فيه {إذا سلّمتم} إليهن {ما آتيتم} أي أردتم إيتاءه لهن من الأجرة {بالمعروف} بالجميل كطيب النفس {واتقوا الله واعلموا أن الله بما تعملون بصير} لا يخفى عليه شيء منه.