9/36. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1943 — The Chapters on Marriage
Breastfeeding an adult
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1943
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1943
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ سَهْلَةُ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ الْكَرَاهِيَةَ مِنْ دُخُولِ سَالِمٍ عَلَىَّ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَرْضِعِيهِ " . قَالَتْ كَيْفَ أُرْضِعُهُ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَقَالَ " قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ " . فَفَعَلَتْ فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي وَجْهِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ شَيْئًا أَكْرَهُهُ بَعْدُ . وَكَانَ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا .
A'isha Narrated from:
Sahlah bint Suhail came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I see signs of displeasure on the face of Abu Hudhaifah when Salim enters upon me.” The Prophet said: “Breastfeed him.” She said: “How can I breastfeed him when he is a grown man? The Messenger of Allah smiled and said: “I know that he is a grown man.” So she did that, then she came to the Prophet and said: “I have never seen any signs of displeasure on the face of Abu Hudhayfah after that.” And he was present at (the battle of) Badr.
[1] Nearly all of the scholars hold the view of the rest of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ, as recorded by Muslim and others (similar here under no. 1947), that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ would say: "The rest of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ refused to have anyone enter upon them based upon such suckling. They said to 'A'ishah: 'By Allāh! We see that this is but an allowance that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ granted to Sālim specifically. So no one enters upon us based on this suckling, nor sees us.'" And regarding the suckling itself, Nawawi mentioned that Qādi Iyād said: "Perhaps she expressed the milk, then he drank it without touching."Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1943In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 99English translation : Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1943
