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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-53: HUKUM PENYUSUAN ANAK ANGKAT OLEH GADIS
What is the ruling on an unmarried woman breastfeeding an adopted child?
Short answer
The fatwa approaches the issue from medical and Islamic legal perspectives and stresses consulting medical experts before a ruling is issued.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fatwa approaches the issue from medical and Islamic legal perspectives and stresses consulting medical experts before a ruling is issued. Breastfeeding an adopted child is done so that the limits of interaction with the adoptive parents can be observed, provided the breastfeeding meets the conditions set by the Shariah to make them mahram. Using drugs or hormone injections to stimulate milk requires a doctor's advice first. The portion of text supplied does not reach the final ruling.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Penyusuan tersebut perlu memenuhi syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan oleh syara' untuk menjadikan ibu bapa sebagai mahram kepada anak angkat tersebut.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-53: HUKUM PENYUSUAN ANAK ANGKAT OLEH GADIS”, 27 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1895-irsyad-fatwa-ke-53-hukum-penyusuan-anak-angkat-oleh-gadis. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-unmarried-woman-breastfeeding-adopted-child/