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Hukum Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat

May a woman who has not given birth breastfeed her adopted child with the help of medical treatment?

Short answer

A woman who has not given birth is permitted to nurse her adopted child herself with medical assistance, following the majority of jurists who do not require pregnancy beforehand.

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Authority
Selangor State Mufti Department
Status
Gazetted
Series
Keputusan Fatwa Diwartakan
Topic
Marriage & Family

Gazette evidence in the source: Sel. P.U. 54

Summary

A woman who has not given birth is permitted to nurse her adopted child herself with medical assistance, following the majority of jurists who do not require pregnancy beforehand. Medication or injections to stimulate milk are allowed for a woman who has reached puberty, married or not, provided the substances contain no impure or harmful elements, and this permission does not extend to a man who has changed sex. The infant becomes a milk child when five feedings are completed, the milk reaches the stomach and the child is under two lunar years, whether fed directly or through a bottle or tube, but not if milk is injected through the genital or anal passage or dripped into the eyes, ears or wounds.

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Diharuskan wanita yang tidak melahirkan anak tetapi mengambil anak angkat, untuk menyusukan sendiri anak tersebut dengan bantuan rawatan perubatan.

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Selangor State Mufti Department. “Hukum Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat”, date not stated. https://www.muftiselangor.gov.my/2023/10/28/hukum-wanita-menyusukan-anak-angkat-2/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-woman-nurse-adopted-child-medical-treatment/

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