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Ablution is not obligatory before nursing a baby

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Assalaamualikum i had a question about: is it mandatory to do ablution before feeding the child?

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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Wudhoo’ (ablution) is only required for Salah [prayer], Tawaaf [circumambulation around the Ka‘bah], touching the Mus-haf [copy of the Quran], or other reasons requiring Tahaarah [ritual purity]. It is also possible that a person performs Wudhoo’ for no reason but to remain upon Tahaarah.

It is not obligatory that a woman performs Wudhoo’ in order to nurse her child. Rather, she should not do this because there is no Sharee'ah-based evidence regarding it.

For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 173973.

Allaah Knows best.

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Ablution is not obligatory before nursing a baby

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