Al-Baqarah 2:233 ۞ والوالدات يرضعن اولادهن حولين كاملين لمن اراد ان يتم الرضاعة وعلى المولود له رزقهن وكسوتهن بالمعروف لا تكلف نفس الا وسعها لا تضار والدة بولدها ولا مولود له بولده وعلى الوارث مثل ذالك فان ارادا فصالا عن تراض منهما وتشاور فلا جناح عليهما وان اردتم ان تسترضعوا اولادكم فلا جناح عليكم اذا سلمتم ما اتيتم بالمعروف واتقوا الله واعلموا ان الله بما تعملون بصير ٢٣٣
۞ وَٱلۡوَٰلِدَٰتُ
يُرۡضِعۡنَ
أَوۡلَٰدَهُنَّ
حَوۡلَيۡنِ
كَامِلَيۡنِۖ
لِمَنۡ
أَرَادَ
أَن
يُتِمَّ
ٱلرَّضَاعَةَۚ
وَعَلَى
ٱلۡمَوۡلُودِ
لَهُۥ
رِزۡقُهُنَّ
وَكِسۡوَتُهُنَّ
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ
لَا
تُكَلَّفُ
نَفۡسٌ
إِلَّا
وُسۡعَهَاۚ
لَا
تُضَآرَّ
وَٰلِدَةُۢ
بِوَلَدِهَا
وَلَا
مَوۡلُودٞ
لَّهُۥ
بِوَلَدِهِۦۚ
وَعَلَى
ٱلۡوَارِثِ
مِثۡلُ
ذَٰلِكَۗ
فَإِنۡ
أَرَادَا
فِصَالًا
عَن
تَرَاضٖ
مِّنۡهُمَا
وَتَشَاوُرٖ
فَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيۡهِمَاۗ
وَإِنۡ
أَرَدتُّمۡ
أَن
تَسۡتَرۡضِعُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ
فَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
إِذَا
سَلَّمۡتُم
مَّآ
ءَاتَيۡتُم
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ
وَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٞ
٢٣٣
The mothers shall give such to their offspring for two whole years, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms. No soul shall have a burden laid on it greater than it can bear. No mother shall be Treated unfairly on account of her child. Nor father on account of his child, an heir shall be chargeable in the same way. If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them. If ye decide on a foster-mother for your offspring, there is no blame on you, provided ye pay (the mother) what ye offered, on equitable terms. But fear Allah and know that Allah sees well what ye do.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Suckling Period is only Two Years
This is a direction from Allah to the mothers to suckle their infants through the complete term of suckling, which is two years. Hence, suckling after two years is not included in this address. Allah said:
لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ
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…The Suckling Period is only Two Years
This is a direction from Allah to the mothers to suckle their infants through the complete term of suckling, whic
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