صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الرضاعThe Book of Suckling
باب رَضَاعَةِ الْكَبِيرِ:Chapter: Breastfeeding an adult
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ ، أَنَّ أُمَّهُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ ، أَنَّ أُمَّهَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ : " أَبَى سَائِرُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُدْخِلْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَحَدًا بِتِلْكَ الرَّضَاعَةِ ، وَقُلْنَ لِعَائِشَةَ : وَاللَّهِ مَا نَرَى هَذَا إِلَّا رُخْصَةً أَرْخَصَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِسَالِمٍ خَاصَّةً فَمَا هُوَ بِدَاخِلٍ عَلَيْنَا أَحَدٌ بِهَذِهِ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَلَا رَائِينَا " .
Umm Salamah, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , used to say that all wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) disclaimed the idea that one with this type of fosterage (having been suckled after the proper period) should come to them and said to 'A'isha: By Allah, we do not find this but a sort of concession given by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) only for Salim, and no one was going to be allowed to enter (our houses) with this type of fosterage and we do not subscribe to this view.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Principles of Breastfeeding (Rada‘ah),
INNAMA AR-RADA‘ATU MIN AL-MAJA‘AH:
Breastfeeding (rada‘ah) is only considered valid when it satisfies hunger,
that is, when the child’s primary nourishment is milk and other things are given only secondarily.
Therefore, the position of the Mothers of the Believers (azwaj mutahharat) was that breastfeeding only becomes a cause of prohibition (of marriage) as long as the child is actually drinking milk,
that is, within the period of breastfeeding, which is two years.
After this, breastfeeding is not considered valid, and the permission that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave to Sahla bint Suhail was due to her specific circumstances and was a special concession for her regarding Salim.
INNAMA AR-RADA‘ATU MIN AL-MAJA‘AH:
Breastfeeding (rada‘ah) is only considered valid when it satisfies hunger,
that is, when the child’s primary nourishment is milk and other things are given only secondarily.
Therefore, the position of the Mothers of the Believers (azwaj mutahharat) was that breastfeeding only becomes a cause of prohibition (of marriage) as long as the child is actually drinking milk,
that is, within the period of breastfeeding, which is two years.
After this, breastfeeding is not considered valid, and the permission that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave to Sahla bint Suhail was due to her specific circumstances and was a special concession for her regarding Salim.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 3605
