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Sunan an-Nasai 3321 — Salim’s Special Breastfeeding Concession
Breast-feeding An Adult
Hadith About Salim’s Breastfeeding Concession
Sunan an-Nasai : 3321
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3321
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْوَزِيرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، وَرَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم امْرَأَةَ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ أَنْ تُرْضِعَ سَالِمًا مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ حَتَّى تَذْهَبَ غَيْرَةُ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ فَأَرْضَعَتْهُ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ . قَالَ رَبِيعَةُ فَكَانَتْ رُخْصَةً لِسَالِمٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah commanded the wife of Abu Hudhaifah to breast-feed Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah, so that the protective jealousy of Abu Hudhaifah would be dispelled. She breast-fed him when he was a man. (One of the narrators) Rabi'ah said: "That was a concession granted to Salim."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3321In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 126English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3323
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3321
This Hadith about breastfeeding in Islam describes a special case involving Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah. Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah commanded the wife of Abu Hudhaifah to breast-feed Salim so that Abu Hudhaifah’s protective jealousy would go away. The narration clearly adds that Salim was already a man at that time. It also records Rabi'ah’s statement that this was a concession granted to Salim. The main lesson here is careful textual reading. The Hadith itself presents the matter as a specific concession, not as a broad rule stated for every person.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration describes a specific case involving Salim and Abu Hudhaifah’s household.
- The purpose mentioned in the text was to remove Abu Hudhaifah’s discomfort.
- Rabi'ah clearly described it as a concession for Salim.
- Sensitive Hadith texts should be read with care and without adding unsupported claims.
