17/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1453d — Umm Salama and Aisha on Fosterage
Breastfeeding an adult
المقصود بالرضاعة هنا أن تفرغ المرأة لبنها في إناء وترسله للرجل ليشربه وتكرر ذلك خمس مرات وبذلك تحرم عليه.
Umm Salama and Aisha on the Salim Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1453d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1453d
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ لِعَائِشَةَ إِنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْكِ الْغُلاَمُ الأَيْفَعُ الَّذِي مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَىَّ . قَالَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَمَا لَكِ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُسْوَةٌ قَالَتْ إِنَّ امْرَأَةَ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ سَالِمًا يَدْخُلُ عَلَىَّ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ وَفِي نَفْسِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَرْضِعِيهِ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْكِ " .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
Umm Salama said to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her): A young boy who is at the threshold of puberty comes to you. I, however, do not like that he should come to me, whereupon 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: Don't you see in Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) a model for you? She also said: The wife of Abu Hudhaifa said: Messenger of Allah, Salim comes to me and now he is a (grown-up) person, and there is something that (rankles) in the mind of Abu Hudhaifa about him, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Suckle him (so that he may become your foster-child), and thus he may be able to come to you (freely).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1453dIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 36USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3427
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1453d
This hadith about Umm Salama and Aisha shows a discussion between them about entry into private space. Umm Salama said that a young boy near puberty came to Aisha, but she did not like such a boy to come to her. Aisha then pointed to the example of Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and mentioned the wife of Abu Hudhaifa. In that case, Salim was entering while he was grown, and Abu Hudhaifa had something in his mind about it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told her to suckle him so he could enter freely. The report centers on this specific discussion and example.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Salama expressed her personal discomfort about a young boy entering.
- Aisha referred to the example connected to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The case of Salim was used in the discussion about household entry.
- The hadith records different concerns within the same fosterage topic.
