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The Rights of a Suckling Infant - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Rights of a Suckling Infant 2023-01-26 874 Views Rights of Children , Islam and Children , Rights of Infants , Breastfeeding In Islam, children have certain prescribed rights which the parents must observe. During the period of breastfeeding, a suckling infant has certain fundamental rights: Contents 1. Suitable Nutrition 2. Respecting the Feelings 3.

Breastfed from the Mother’s Milk The virtue of breastfeeding the infant 4. The Blessing of the Mother’s Milk The Duration of Nursing Choosing a Righteous Wet-nurse to Breastfeed Those Who Should Not Be Asked for Suckling Feeding the Child Beneficial Foods 5. Respecting the Infant’s Feelings 1. Suitable Nutrition According to the recommendations of the great leaders of Islam, the best food for a baby is the mother’s milk. For a suckling child, nothing can be substituted for the mother’s milk.

Therefore, one of the rights of a baby is to be breastfed by its mother, if possible. The Holy Qur’an clearly says that the mothers who are willing to accomplish this duty perfectly must breastfeed their infants for two complete years. According to what is narrated from Imam al-Reza (a.s), the right of children is that they are breastfed for a minimum of twenty-one months, and anything less than that is doing injustice to them.

If the baby cannot suckle the mother’s milk due to any reason, the father must choose a worthy wet nurse to feed the baby. She must have spiritual and physical exquisiteness because the milk itself has an effect on the upbringing of the child’s body and soul, and hence narrations have warned against choosing wet nurses who are deviated in their beliefs, deeds, and morals, or are suffering from a disease. 2.

Respecting the Feelings Another important aspect to be mentioned in the conduct of the Prophet (s.a.w.a) in observing the rights of suckling babies is respecting their feelings. According to tradition, the messenger of God one day unlike usual ended his prayers so fast that Muslims thought a new revelation was coming down to him.

When they asked him about its reason, they surprisingly heard him say: “Did you not hear the cry of the baby?” It was realized that the reason for the shortening of the prayers was the cry of a restless infant who was beside the people and the Prophet (s.a.w.a) shortened the prayers so that they could pacify the baby.