Book of Marriage (nikah)
Chapter on Breastfeeding
4676 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلسَّكُونِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "اِنْهَوْا نِسَاءَكُمْ أَنْ يُرْضِعْنَ يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالاً فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَنْسَيْنَ".
Hadith.4676 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni, it is reported that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say, "Prevent your women from breastfeeding here and there (to various children), for they may forget."
4677 - وَ رَوَى فُضَيْلٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْوُضَّاءِ مِنَ اَلظُّئُورَةِ فَإِنَّ اَللَّبَنَ يُعْدِي".
Hadith.4677 - Fudayl narrated from Zurarah from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said: "Choose healthy wet nurses, for milk can transmit illness."
4678 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ زَنَتْ هَلْ تَصْلُحُ أَنْ تُسْتَرْضَعَ قَالَ "لاَ تَصْلُحُ وَ لاَ لَبَنُ اِبْنَتِهَا اَلَّتِي وُلِدَتْ مِنَ اَلزِّنَا".
Hadith.4678 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a woman who committed adultery - whether she is suitable to be taken as a wet nurse.
He (as) replied: "She is not suitable, nor is the milk of her daughter who was born from adultery."
4679 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "لاَ تَسْتَرْضِعُوا اَلْحَمْقَاءَ فَإِنَّ اَللَّبَنَ يُعْدِي وَ إِنَّ اَلْغُلاَمَ يَنْزِعُ إِلَى اَللَّبَنِ يَعْنِي إِلَى اَلظِّئْرِ فِي اَلرُّعُونَةِ وَ اَلْحُمْقِ".
Hadith.4679 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Do not choose a foolish woman as a wet nurse, for milk can transmit traits. A child is influenced by the milk, meaning by the wet nurse, in foolishness and ignorance."
4680 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ:
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَفَعَ وَلَدَهُ إِلَى ظِئْرٍ يَهُودِيَّةٍ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيَّةٍ أَوْ مَجُوسِيَّةٍ تُرْضِعُهُ فِي بَيْتِهَا أَوْ تُرْضِعُهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَ "تُرْضِعُهُ لَكَ اَلْيَهُودِيَّةُ وَ اَلنَّصْرَانِيَّةُ وَ تَمْنَعُهَا مِنْ شُرْبِ اَلْخَمْرِ وَ مَا لاَ يَحِلُّ مِثْلَ لَحْمِ اَلْخِنْزِيرِ وَ لاَ يَذْهَبْنَ بِوَلَدِكَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَ اَلزَّانِيَةُ لاَ تُرْضِعُ وَلَدَكَ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكَ وَ اَلْمَجُوسِيَّةُ لاَ تُرْضِعُ لَكَ وَلَدَكَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تُضْطَرَّ إِلَيْهَا".
Hadith.4680 - Ibn Muskan narrated from Al-Halabi who said: I asked him about a man who gives his child to a Jewish, Christian, or Magian (Zoroastrian) wet nurse to breastfeed him either in her house or in his house.
Imam (as) said: "A Jewish or Christian woman may breastfeed your child, but you must prevent her from drinking alcohol and consuming what is unlawful, such as pork. Do not let them take your child to their homes. A woman who is an adulteress must not breastfeed your child, for it is not permissible for you. A Magian woman must not breastfeed your child unless you are compelled to it."
4681 - وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "لَبَنُ اَلْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَ اَلنَّصْرَانِيَّةِ وَ اَلْمَجُوسِيَّةِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ لَبَنِ وَلَدِ اَلزِّنَا وَ كَانَ لاَ يَرَى بَأْساً بِلَبَنِ وَلَدِ اَلزِّنَا إِذَا جَعَلَ مَوْلَى اَلْجَارِيَةِ اَلَّذِي فَجَرَ بِالْجَارِيَةِ فِي حِلٍّ".
Hadith.4681 - Hariz narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said:
"The milk of a Jewish, Christian, or Magian woman is more beloved to me than the milk of a child born from adultery. However, he saw no harm in the milk of a child born from adultery if the master of the bondwoman, with whom the immoral act was committed, pardons it."
4682 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ دَرَّ لَبَنُهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ وِلاَدَةٍ فَأَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً وَ غُلاَماً بِذَلِكَ اَللَّبَنِ هَلْ يَحْرُمُ بِذَلِكَ اَللَّبَنِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ اَلرَّضَاعِ قَالَ "لاَ".
Hadith.4682 - Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Yunus ibn Yaqub from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: I asked Imam (as) about a woman whose milk flowed without childbirth, and she breastfed a girl and a boy with that milk.
Does this milk create the same prohibitions as regular breastfeeding?
Imam (as) replied: "No."
4683 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "وَجُورُ اَلصَّبِيِّ اَللَّبَنَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَلرَّضَاعِ".
Hadith.4683 - Abu Abdullah (as) said: "The sucking of milk by a child is equivalent to breastfeeding."
4684 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "لاَ تُجْبَرُ اَلْحُرَّةُ عَلَى إِرْضَاعِ اَلْوَلَدِ وَ تُجْبَرُ أُمُّ اَلْوَلَدِ".
Hadith.4684 - Imam Abu Abdullah (as) said: "A free woman cannot be forced to breastfeed a child, but a but a bondwoman (umm al-walad) can be compelled to do so."
4685 - وَ قَضَى أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي رَجُلٍ تُوُفِّيَ وَ تَرَكَ صَبِيّاً وَ اُسْتُرْضِعَ لَهُ "أَنَّ أَجْرَ رَضَاعِ اَلصَّبِيِّ مِمَّا يَرِثُ مِنْ أَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ".
Hadith.4685 - The Commander of the Faithful (as), ruled regarding a man who passed away and left behind a child who needed to be breastfed:
"The payment for the child's breastfeeding should be taken from what the child inherits from his father and mother."