سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ قَالَ هُوَ مَا أَرْضَعَتِ امْرَأَتُكَ مِنْ لَبَنِكَ وَ لَبَنِ وَلَدِكَ وَلَدَ امْرَأَةٍ أُخْرَى فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ[1].
‘It is the milk from your wife from your milk and the milk of your children given to the child of another woman and that child is unlawful (for marriage).”’
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ امْرَأَتَانِ فَوَلَدَتْ كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا غُلَاماً فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِحْدَى امْرَأَتَيْهِ فَأَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً مِنْ عُرْضِ النَّاسِ أَ يَنْبَغِي لِابْنِهِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ بِهَذِهِ الْجَارِيَةِ[2] قَالَ لَا لِأَنَّهَا أُرْضِعَتْ بِلَبَنِ الشَّيْخِ.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has two women, each of whom gives birth; and he divorces one of the two who has breastfed a girl of the people; if the son of this man can marry that girl. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, because she has given milk from the milk of the s
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ قَالَ مَا أَرْضَعَتِ امْرَأَتُكَ مِنْ لَبَنِ وَلَدِكَ وَلَدَ امْرَأَةٍ أُخْرَى فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ.
‘It is the milk from your wife from your milk and the milk of your children given to the child of another woman and that child is unlawful (for marriage).”’
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ أَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً وَ لِزَوْجِهَا ابْنٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا أَ يَحِلُّ لِلْغُلَامِ ابْنِ زَوْجِهَا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ الْجَارِيَةَ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتْ فَقَالَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ[3].
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman who breastfeeds a girl and her husband has a son from another woman if it is lawful for this boy, the son of her husband to marry the girl she has breastfed. He (the Imam) said, ‘The milk is from ‘impregnating agent’ her husband.’”
فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ جَارِيَةً ثُمَّ مَاتَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْرَى فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ وَلَداً ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا أَرْضَعَتْ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا غُلَاماً أَ يَحِلُّ لِذَلِكَ الْغُلَامِ الَّذِي أَرْضَعَتْهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحْتَ الرَّجُلِ قَبْلَ الْمَرْأَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ فَقَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ فَحْلٍ قَدْ رَضَعَ مِنْ لَبَنِهِ[1].
“About the case of a man who marries a woman who gives birth from him to a girl, then the woman dies and he marries another woman who gives birth to a boy, then she breastfeeds a boy; if this boy can marry the daughter of the woman who was the wife of the man before this woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like for hi
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أُمُّ وَلَدِ رَجُلٍ أَرْضَعَتْ صَبِيّاً وَ لَهُ ابْنَةٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا أَ يَحِلُّ لِذَلِكَ الصَّبِيِّ هَذِهِ الِابْنَةُ فَقَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ رَجُلٍ قَدْ رَضَعْتَ مِنْ لَبَنِ وَلَدِهِ[2].
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the mother of the child of a man who has breastfed a child and he had a daughter from another woman; if the girl is lawful for that child. He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like the marriage of the daughter of a man to one who is breastfed from the milk of
قَالَ الرِّضَا ع مَا يَقُولُ أَصْحَابُكَ فِي الرَّضَاعِ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ حَتَّى جَاءَتْهُمُ الرِّوَايَةُ عَنْكَ أَنَّهُ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى قَوْلِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ[3] سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا الْبَارِحَةَ فَقَالَ لِي اشْرَحْ لِيَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ الْكَلَامَ فَقَالَ لِي كَمَا أَ
“Al-Rida’ (a.s.), once asked me, ‘What do your people say about breastfeeding?’ I replied, They called it the milk of the ‘impregnating agent’ (husband) until a Hadith from you came to them that said, “Because of breastfeeding whoever is unlawful for marriage, as being a relative, becomes unlawful” then they returned t
سَأَلَ عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عِيسَى أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِيَ ع أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَرْضَعَتْ لِي صَبِيّاً فَهَلْ يَحِلُّ لِي أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ زَوْجِهَا فَقَالَ لِي مَا أَجْوَدَ مَا سَأَلْتَ مِنْ هَاهُنَا يُؤْتَى أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ هَذَا هُوَ لَبَنُ الْفَحْلِ لَا غَيْرُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ [إِنَ] الْجَارِيَةَ لَيْسَتِ ابْنَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَرْ
“This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far, al-Thaniy (a.s.), about a woman who breastfeeds a child for me: if it is lawful for me to marry a daughter of her husband. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a very good question. It is because of this that people say, ‘His wife has become unlawful because of the milk of ‘impr
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْماءِ بَشَراً فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَباً وَ صِهْراً[1] فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ آدَمَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ الْعَذْبِ وَ خَلَقَ زَوْجَتَهُ مِنْ سِنْخِهِ فَبَرَأَهَا[2] مِنْ أَسْفَلِ أَضْلَاعِهِ فَجَرَى بِذَلِكَ الضِّلْعِ سَبَبٌ وَ نَسَبٌ ثُمَّ زَوَّجَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَجَرَى بِسَبَبِ ذَلِكَ بَيْنَهُمَا صِهْرٌ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ
“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘He is the one who has created human beings from water, then made him into lineage and in-law relationship.’ (25:54) He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most High, created Adam from sweet water and He created his spouse of his kind and car
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ- عَنْ غُلَامٍ رَضَعَ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَهَا لِأَبِيهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَدْ رَضَعَا جَمِيعاً مِنْ لَبَنِ فَحْلٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَيَتَزَوَّجُ أُخْتَهَا لِأُمِّهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ إِنَّ أُخْتَهَا الَّتِي لَمْ تُرْضِعْهُ كَانَ فَحْلُهَا غَيْرَ فَحْلِ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتِ الْغُلَا
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a boy who is breastfed by a woman; if it is lawful for him to marry her sister because of breastfeeding who is from her father’s side. He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ’No, because all are breastfed from the milk of one
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرْضِعُ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَ هُوَ غُلَامٌ أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَهَا لِأُمِّهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ رَضَعَتَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنِ فَحْلٍ وَاحِدٍ فَلَا يَحِلُّ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ رَضَعَتَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنِ فَحْلَيْنِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who is breastfed when a child by a woman; if it is lawful for him to marry her sister because of breastfeeding from her mother’s side. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the two women are breastfed by one woman from the milk of one “impregnating