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Sunan Abi Dawud 3882 (Book 29, Hadith 28) #24172
Suckling During Pregnancy in Ancient Cultures

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was considering prohibiting a practice of suckling during pregnancy, but decided against it after seeing that the Greeks and Persians practiced it without any harm to their children.

Judamat al-Asadiyyah said that she heard the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) Say: I intended to prohibit suckling during pregnancy (ghailah), but I considered the Greeks and the Persians and saw that they practiced it, without any injury being caused to their children thereby. Malik said : Ghailah means that a man has intercourse with a women while she is suckling a child.
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ عَنْ جُدَامَةَ الأَسَدِيَّةِ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَنْهَى عَنِ الْغَيْلَةِ حَتَّى ذُكِّرْتُ أَنَّ الرُّومَ وَفَارِسَ يَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ يَضُرُّ أَوْلاَدَهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ الْغَيْلَةُ أَنْ يَمَسَّ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ تُرْضِعُ

TOPICS
suckling  *  pregnancy  *  cultures  *  greeks  *  persians  *  ghailah  *  yunaniyoon  *  fursan

QUICK LESSONS:
Look at different cultures before making decisions or judgments on them; Be open minded and considerate when looking at different practices from other cultures or religions; Respect for other cultures/religions/practices

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's consideration of prohibiting a practice known as "ghailah" which is when a man has intercourse with a woman while she is suckling a child. He was considering banning this practice but then he looked at how the ancient cultures of Greece and Persia practiced it without any harm to their children. Therefore he decided against banning this practice. This hadith teaches us that we should look at different cultures and practices before making decisions or judgments on them as they may have benefits that we are not aware of. It also teaches us to be open minded and considerate when looking at different practices from other cultures or religions.

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