I am still breatfeeding my baby of 11 months who soley relies only on my milk
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Dear
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Aslaam - mu-Alaikum,
I would like to ask 2 question in regards to nursing.
1) I am still breatfeeding my baby of 11 months who soley relies only on my
milk (no form of any bottle would my child settle for). would this break my
wadu?
I want & always try to complete all my fasts, during this romzan can I
breast feed & still do my fast....?
These are
questions that i really need answers so I hope you can help me..
Thank You,
Aslaam - mu-Alaikum.
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Answer:
Nursing breast feeding wudu fast
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Q-1: I
am still breatfeeding my baby of 11 months who soley relies only on my milk (no
form of any bottle would my child settle for). would this break my wadu?
The conditions
that would make the wudu or ablution of a believing women invalid are:
- Answering
the call of nature.
- Deep
sleep
- Breaking
wind or passing gas
- Voluntary
or involuntary sexual discharge
- Sexual
intercourse
- Menstruation or child birth.
The breast-feeding of a baby does not invalidate or break
the wudu of the believing woman.
Q-2: I
want & always try to complete all my fasts, during this romzan can I breast
feed & still do my fast....?
There
are five things which will break or invalidate the fast:
- Eating
- Drinking
- Sexual
intercourse
- voluntary
semen discharge
- the
menstruation of the woman while fasting
The breast-feeding and nursing of the baby has absolutely
no effect on the validity of the fast.
If the nursing mother fears that by fasting, her health or the health of
the infant might be affected she has a choice not to fast, and make up her
fasts later. But if she does not fear
that her nursing would effect her or her baby’s health in any way, she is
permitted to keep her fasts.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister