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Can a Man Drink His Wife’s Breast Milk Through a Bottle if He Believes It Might Help Cure His Cancer?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by DarulIftaBirmingham

Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque

Question:

Can a man drink his wife’s breast milk through a bottle if he believes it might help cure his cancer? 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

No, a man cannot drink his wife’s breast milk, even if he believes it could help cure his cancer.

As is written in Raddul Mukhtar:

لا يجوز الانتفاع به للتّداوي

“It is not permissible to benefit from it for medicinal purposes” (Raddul Mukhtar, Vol 9, Pg 38)

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Zakiratul Hoque

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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