FatwaSarawakMarriage & Family
HUKUM WANITA MENYUSUKAN ANAK ANGKAT DENGAN PENGGUNAAN UBAT ATAU SUNTIKAN UNTUK MERANGSANG PENGELUARAN SUSU BADAN
What is the ruling on a woman nursing an adopted child using medication or injections to stimulate breast milk production?
Short answer
Using medication or injections to stimulate milk is permissible for a woman who has reached puberty, whether married or not, provided the medication or hormones contain no impurities or harm.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Using medication or injections to stimulate milk is permissible for a woman who has reached puberty, whether married or not, provided the medication or hormones contain no impurities or harm. This does not apply to a man who has become a woman through gender reassignment. The child becomes a milk child if there are five filling feedings, the milk reaches the stomach and the child is under two lunar years, including through aids such as tubes or bottles, but not if milk is injected through the genital or anal passage or dripped into the eyes, ears or wounds. The woman's husband becomes a mahram to the child.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Penggunaan ubat atau suntikan untuk merangsang pengeluaran susu badan adalah harus dengan syarat ianya seorang wanita yang telah mencapai umur baligh sama ada telah berkahwin ataupun sebaliknya
Read the full fatwa on the Sarawak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “HUKUM WANITA MENYUSUKAN ANAK ANGKAT DENGAN PENGGUNAAN UBAT ATAU SUNTIKAN UNTUK MERANGSANG PENGELUARAN SUSU BADAN”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#hukum-wanita-menyusukan-anak-angkat-dengan-penggunaan-ubat-atau-suntikan-untuk-merangsang-pengeluaran-susu-badan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-woman-nursing-adopted-child-using-medication-injections/