Can I Drink My Wife’s Milk?
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I have drunk my wife's breast milk. Is that permissible? She has stopped breast-feeding my child since he is nearly 2, but I want her to continue giving me some -- is that haram? Or can I continue even if she may dislike it?Answer
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate
From a previous question answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:
The husband is not permitted to drink his wife's milk because, in the words of imam al-Haskafi in al-Durr al-Mukhtar, quoting Sharh al-Wahbaniyya,
'It is a part of a human being and to make use of it without a real need to do so is Haram.' [Radd al-Muhtar, 3:212, Dar al-Kutub al-`Ilmiyya].
This a general rule in the sacred law: No part of a human being may be sold or used for nourishment or other 'deriving of benefit' (intifa'), beyond that which the Sacred Law has permitted. The baby's drinking the mother's milk is an exception, based on textual permission, due to the 'real need' (durura) to do so.
Wassalam,
SunniPath Fiqh Team
This answer was published by SunniPath and is preserved as written. Rulings can depend on circumstances; for your own situation, consult a qualified scholar.
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