{"_id":"68a739e44f64bda30f2651fa","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What constitutes a valid feeding for establishing milk kinship through breastmilk sharing?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Me and my siblings are doing breastmilk sharing to make our children mahram for each other (milk siblings). We understand that under the age of 2 they need to have 5 feedings of breastmilk that they drink until they are full. It is challenging for us because we are doing this with bottles and frozen breastmilk and there isn’t anyway to generate any extra breastmilk, so quantity is limited. What constitutes the baby being “full”? Do they have to keep drinking until they leave some breastmilk? Or is it acceptable if they finish a bottle and don’t show any signs of hunger or discontentment?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"A valid feeding is one in which the baby either leaves the bottle on their own or finishes it, and then does not seek more milk, which shows contentment.\\n\\nThere is, however, a difference of opinion regarding the number of feedings required to establish milk kinship. Some madhhabs consider even a single feeding sufficient, whereas the Shāfiʿī position is that a minimum of five separate feedings are required. Nevertheless, Shāfiʿī scholars and judges have historically accepted the view that even one feeding is sufficient, as a precaution in matters related to family ties.\\n\\nTherefore, if you are unable to complete five feedings for each child, a single full feeding would still be sufficient to establish a nursing relationship according to this precautionary approach.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c232765","tag":"Women: Children and Childbirth","count":50},{"_id":"668da0830b76658b4c23393f","tag":"Relationships: Sibling","count":29}],"createdOn":"2025-08-21T15:23:16.979Z"}