Al-Ghail(Intercourse With A Breastfeeding Woman)
Darussalam · Volume 4
BOOK 27. THE BOOKOF MEDICINESunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3882 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 9
Source no. 3882 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح ابن ماجة (٢٠١١)
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3882. It was narrated from ‘Aishah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, from Judāmah Al-Asadiyyah, that she heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: “I was thinking of forbidding Ghail, until I was told that the Romans and Persians do that, and it does not harm their children.” Mālik said: “Al-Ghail refers to a man having intercourse with his wife when she is breastfeeding.”[1] (Sahih)
3882 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ جُدَامَةَ الْأَسَدِيَّةِ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَنْهَى عَنِ الغِيلَةِ حَتَّى ذَكَرْتُ أَنَّ الرُّومَ، وَفَارِسَ يَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَضُرُّ أَوْلَادَهُمْ» قَالَ مَالِكٌ: " الْغِيلَةُ: أَنْ يَمَسَّ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ تُرْضِعُ "
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[1] Because if she were to become pregnant, that may reduce the milk supply for the existing child, and cause the child to grow up weak.
It shows that during the suckling period, intercourse with the wife is allowed.