Maximum period of breastfeeding

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Shaykh Ebrahim Salejee

Q: Breastfeeding is for 2 years according to Islam? My baby is still drinking breast milk and she is not leaving her mothers milk. What is the solution? Her age is now 2 years and 5 months.

Bismillaah

A: The maximum period of breastfeeding is two years.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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