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AL-KAFI #1360: ADAKAH DENGAN PENYUSUAN AKAN MEMBERI KESAN KEPADA PEMBAHAGIAN HARTA PUSAKA
Does breastfeeding another woman's child affect lineage and the division of inheritance?
Short answer
Breastfeeding a baby who is not one's own child is originally permissible, and a wife should consult her husband first.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Breastfeeding a baby who is not one's own child is originally permissible, and a wife should consult her husband first. Valid breastfeeding, where the child is under two years old and is fully fed five separate times, makes the child a mahram, prohibits marriage with the nursing mother, her husband and their descendants, and permits seeing and living with them. Other lineage rulings such as inheritance, maintenance, guardianship and custody are not established through breastfeeding, and keeping a record of the feedings is advised to avoid confusion of lineage.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adapun hal berkenaan dengan hukum-hakam nasab seperti pembahagian harta pusaka, nafkah, memerdekakan hamba, gugur hukum kisas dan lain-lain tidak sabit dalam hukum penyusuan.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1360: ADAKAH DENGAN PENYUSUAN AKAN MEMBERI KESAN KEPADA PEMBAHAGIAN HARTA PUSAKA”, 4 September 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3672-al-kafi-1360-adakah-dengan-penyusuan-akan-memberi-kesan-kepada-pembahagian-harta-pusaka. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/breastfeeding-effect-on-inheritance-division/