The Ruling on Suckling from a Non-Muslim Woman

Question

May a child be given the milk of a non-Muslim (kafir) woman or not?

Answer

Although the milk of a non-Muslim woman is pure and giving it to a child is not a sin, as far as possible the child should be suckled by a Muslim woman — indeed, by a religious woman.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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