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| What Is The Question Of Adult Breastfeeding ? (21st Sep 21 at 10:57am UTC)
What Is The Question Of Adult Breastfeeding ? | | Abstract
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) allowed Sahla, the wife of Abu Hudhaifa, to nurse Salim in order to establish foster relation between them even though Salim was by then already an adult. This incident has given rise to a lot of discussion and polemics in our times. The instant study is about analyzing the details of what was actually allowed by the Prophet (ﷺ) and especially ‘Aisha’s practice based on her understanding of the Prophet’s saying with regard to foster relations. Using primary sources it has been shown that neither the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed physical contact between Salim and Sahla for the dispensation they were granted nor did ‘Aisha vouch or arrange for adult nursing.
1. Introduction
Islam brought to the world a culture of chastity which effected nations that interacted with the civilization of Islam even if they did not come to Islam as adherents. Islam’s insistence on chastity and purity has been so profound that it is now the only resistance to the debauchery laden Western world view ubiquitously in vogue.
The critics use Islam’s focus and insistence on chastity in all its manifestations to suggest about it being old fashioned so much so that some of them accuse Muslims, especially those living in the West, of creating a ‘parallel society’ if they seek to adhere to the code of conduct peculiar to Islamic considerations.[1]
In the midst of all this certain critics who pursue careers in the name of religious traditions and therefore cannot bluntly criticize Muslim dress codes and moral values seek to put the said Islamic claims to question by reading their own minds into historical reports from the earliest times of Islam involving the person and people closest to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). One such case is the suggestion that Islamic sources provide for the allowance of adult breastfeeding. In the following paragraphs we shall make a detailed analysis of reports used to this end. Bulk of this study especially the part on the opinion of ‘Aisha is based on research of a contemporary scholar ‘Abdullah Ramadan Musa, though I have taken liberty to arrange and add to the arguments that I first came across in his book on the subject.[2]
2. The general rules on suckling and its implications
Before getting into details of the specific narrations related to the discussion it is instructive to have a quick view of the general tenets of Islamic law related to foster relations; its proof and entailments. Foster relationship, inIslamic law, is as relevant as a blood relation in defining the lawful and otherwise of marriage between persons and the scope of their social interaction. ‘Aisha reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
3. The report under consideration
Turning to specifics, the discussion revolves around reports about Salim, the freedslave of Abu Hudhaifa, the circumstances of the specific episode, and subsequently the understanding of it with the Wives of the Prophet (ﷺ).
The case of Salim, the freeslave, of Abu Hudhaifa, has been reported in varying details in different works of hadith. Malik’s version in Muwatta, however, is detailed and provides information helpful in making full sense of it. Malik’s version then includes a mention of the take of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) on the issue.
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