FatwaNegeri SembilanMarriage & Family
Hukum Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat
What is the ruling on a woman breastfeeding an adopted child?
Short answer
Islam permits a woman who has not given birth to breastfeed an adopted child with the help of medical treatment.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Islam permits a woman who has not given birth to breastfeed an adopted child with the help of medical treatment. Using medication or injections to stimulate milk is allowed if the woman has reached puberty, married or not, and the substances used contain no impurities or harm. This allowance does not apply to a man who has become a woman through gender change. The child becomes a milk child upon five feedings, milk reaching the stomach and an age under two lunar years, and the woman's husband becomes the child's mahram.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Islam juga membenarkan wanita yang tidak melahirkan anak tetapi mengambil anak angkat, untuk menyusukan sendiri anak tersebut dengan bantuan rawatan perubatan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Hukum Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/hukum-wanita-menyusukan-anak-angkat/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-woman-breastfeeding-adopted-child/