Hadiths on Breastfeeding

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9 explained prophetic hadiths on "Breastfeeding": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category gathers 9 hadiths on breastfeeding and counts 3 sub-categories: the ruling of breastfeeding, the conditions of breastfeeding and the consequences of breastfeeding. We learn there that breastfeeding makes unlawful what birth makes unlawful, with the example of Thuwaybah who breastfed the Prophet and Abu Salamah, as well as the rule of the five well-established breastfeedings that entail the prohibition, after the abrogation of ten breastfeedings.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Breastfeeding

Authentic Breastfeeding produces the same interdiction that childbirth produces Authentic hadith One or two sucks do not render marriage prohibited Authentic hadith Suckle him, and you will become unlawful for him (in marriage), and (the discomfort) which Abu Hudhayfah feels in his heart will disappear Authentic hadith It was revealed in the Qur'an that: ten times of breastfeeding known with certainty establish prohibition (Mahram relationship through breastfeeding); Authentic hadith No prohibition results from suckling, except for what penetrates the intestines from the breast before weaning Authentic hadith How can you (keep your wife) when she (the slave-woman) has claimed that she suckled both of you? Authentic hadith Once the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon me while a man was in my house. He said: O ‘Ā'ishah, who is thi Authentic hadith Even if she was not my stepdaughter whom I raised, she would still be unlawful for me because she is my niece through suckling. Thuwaybah breastfed me Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said concerning the daughter of Hamzah: She is not lawful for me (to marry). That

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ