Asslamu Alaikum,Hazrat Mufti Sahab, Kindly advce maximum time for breast feeding for a girl child?Is breast feeding more than two years haram? Shukriya
Answer:
(Fatwa: 20/18/B=1431)
According to preferred opinion, the period of breastfeeding to an infant is two years; breastfeeding after tow years is unlawful:
والوالدات يرضعن أولادهن حولين كاملين لمن أراد أن يتم الرضاعة (البقرۃ 233)
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
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