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AL-KAFI #1392 : PENGIRAAN UMUR 2 TAHUN UNTUK ANAK SUSUAN: KALENDAR HIJRAH ATAU MASEHI?
Is the two-year age limit for a nursing child counted by the Hijri or the Gregorian calendar?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, the validity of mahram status through breastfeeding requires that the child be nursed before reaching two years by the lunar (qamariyyah or hilaliyyah) count, meaning the Hijri calendar.
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
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafi'i school, the validity of mahram status through breastfeeding requires that the child be nursed before reaching two years by the lunar (qamariyyah or hilaliyyah) count, meaning the Hijri calendar. This is the view of the majority of Shafi'i and Hanbali jurists, as well as Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani of the Hanafi school. The Maliki school allows up to two years and two months, while Abu Hanifah sets the limit at two and a half years. The fatwa also mentions the view of some early scholars who permitted nursing beyond two years where there is a need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, mazhab al-Syafie menetapkan bahawa syarat sah pemahraman melalui penyusuan ialah susuan di bawah umur dua tahun qamariyyah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1392 : PENGIRAAN UMUR 2 TAHUN UNTUK ANAK SUSUAN: KALENDAR HIJRAH ATAU MASEHI?”, 10 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3731-al-kafi-1392-pengiraan-umur-2-tahun-untuk-anak-susuan-kalendar-hijrah-atau-masehi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/nursing-child-two-years-hijri-or-gregorian/