• Prayers & Duties >> Taharah (Purity)

    Question ID: 6022Country: United Kingdom

    Title: My question today is as follows: Is it allowed (halal) for a women to breastfeed her child while she is junoob? Or it is necessary to have a shower before any breastfeeding?

    Question: Salam brothers, My question today is as follows: Is it allowed (halal) for a women to breastfeed her child while she is junoob? Or it is necessary to have a shower before any breastfeeding?

    Answer ID: 6022

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 664/610=L/1429)

     

    A woman can breastfeed her child when she is in a state of impurity (Janabah). It is not necessary to have a shower (ghusl) before breastfeeding.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India