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Hukum Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat
May a woman who has not given birth breastfeed an adopted child, and does the child become a milk child?
Short answer
The 96th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (2011) ruled that a woman who has not given birth may nurse 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
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 96th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (2011) ruled that a woman who has not given birth may nurse an adopted child with the help of medical treatment. Using medication or injections to stimulate milk production is permitted if the woman has reached puberty, married or not, and the drugs or hormones contain no impure or harmful substances. This permission does not extend to a man who has become a woman through gender reassignment. The child becomes a milk child once five feedings are completed, the milk reaches the stomach and the child is under two lunar years, including when a tube or bottle is used, and 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.
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.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Wanita Menyusukan Anak Angkat”, 15 October 2011. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-wanita-menyusukan-anak-angkat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/woman-breastfeeding-adopted-child-ruling/