FatwaNegeri SembilanMarriage & Family
Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat
May a woman who has not given birth breastfeed an adopted child with medical assistance, and does the child become a milk child?
Short answer
A woman who has not given birth is permitted to nurse an adopted child with the aid 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
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Sembilan
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A woman who has not given birth is permitted to nurse an adopted child with the aid of medical treatment. Drugs or injections to stimulate milk are permissible if the woman has reached puberty, whether married or not, and the substances used contain no impurities or harm. This does not apply to a man who has become a woman through sex change. The child becomes a milk child when there are five feedings, the milk reaches the stomach and the child is 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. “Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/fatwa/wanita-menyusukan-anak-angkat/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/woman-breastfeeding-adopted-child-medical-assistance/