By these kinds of wise treatments...

By these kinds of wise treatments, besides appeasing the child’s family, the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) would not allow the feelings of the child to be hurt, as he knew that ignoring the child’s sentiments would have some unpleasant sequels in his future life. 2.1: Being Breastfed from the Mother’s Milk, if Possible A) The virtue of breastfeeding the infant 184.

The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “When a woman becomes pregnant, her station will be like a person who fasts during the day and vigilant by night, and she is like a struggler who strives with her soul and wealth in the path of Allah. When she delivers her child, she has such a reward that you do not know what it is because of its magnitude.

When she breastfeeds, for every suckle made, she will receive the reward of emancipating one of the children of Isma’il; and when the time of weaning comes an angel will say: “Continue your act [of breastfeeding], for you have been forgiven.”[^1] 185.

The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “If it were not for hurting their husbands, no pregnant, wet-nursing and compassionate woman who perform prayers, would enter Hellfire.”[^2] فَضلُ إرضاعِ الوَلَد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إذا حَمَلَتِ المَرأَةُ كانَت بِمَنزِلَةِ الصّائِمِ القائِم، المُجاهِدِ بِنَفسِهِ و مالِهِ في سَبِيلِ اللهِ، فَإِذا وَضَعَت كانَ لَها مِنَ الأَجرِ ما لا تَدري ما هُوَ لِعِظَمِهِ، فَإذا أرضَعَت كانَ لَها بِكُلِّ مَصَّةٍ كَعِدلِ عِتقِ مُحَرَّرٍ مِن وُلدِ إسماعيلَ، فَإِذا فَرَغَت مِن رَضاعِهِ ضَرَبَ مَلَكٌ عَلى جَنبِها، و قالَ: استَأنِفِي العَمَلَ؛ فَقَد غُفِرَ لَكِ.

عنه صلى الله عليه وآله: حامِلاتٌ والِداتٌ مُرضِعاتٌ رَحيماتٌ، لو لا ما يَأتينَ إلى بُعولَتِهِنَّ ما دَخَلَت مُصَلِّيَةٌ مِنهُنَّ النّارَ. B) The Blessing of the Mother’s Milk 186. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “There is no milk better for an infant than its mother’s milk.”[^3] 187. Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “There is no milk that the infant feeds on more blessing than its mother’s milk.”[^4] بَرَكَةُ لَبَنِ الأُمِ‏ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لَيسَ لِلصَّبِيّ لَبَنٌ خَيرٌ مِن لَبَنِ امِّهِ.

الإمام عليّ عليه السلام: ما مِن لَبَنٍ يُرضَعُ بِهِ الصَّبِيّ أَعظَمُ بَرَكَةً عَلَيهِ مِن لَبَنِ امِّه. C) The Duration of Nursing “And the mothers shall suckle their children for two whole years for the one who desires to complete the period of suckling …” [^5] “… and We did enjoin upon man concerning his parents, did his mother bear him with fainting upon fainting and his weaning takes two years …” [^6] 188.

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