The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
Page #37
2:233
وَالْوَالِدَاتُ
يُرْضِعْنَ
أَوْلَادَهُنَّ
حَوْلَيْنِ
كَامِلَيْنِ
لِمَنْ
أَرَادَ
أَن
يُتِمَّ
الرَّضَاعَةَ
وَعَلَى
الْمَوْلُودِ
لَهُ
رِزْقُهُنَّ
وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ
بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
لَا
تُكَلَّفُ
نَفْسٌ
إِلَّا
وُسْعَهَا
لَا
تُضَارَّ
وَالِدَةٌ
بِوَلَدِهَا
وَلَا
مَوْلُودٌ
لَّهُ
بِوَلَدِهِ
وَعَلَى
الْوَارِثِ
مِثْلُ
ذَلِكَ
فَإِنْ
أَرَادَا
فِصَالًا
عَن
تَرَاضٍ
مِّنْهُمَا
وَتَشَاوُرٍ
فَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيْهِمَا
وَإِنْ
أَرَدتُّمْ
أَن
تَسْتَرْضِعُوا
أَوْلَادَكُمْ
فَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيْكُمْ
إِذَا
سَلَّمْتُم
مَّا
آتَيْتُم
بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
وَاتَّقُوا
اللَّهَ
وَاعْلَمُوا
أَنَّ
اللَّهَ
بِمَا
تَعْمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٌ
wa-l-wālidātu yurḍiʿna ʾawlādahunna ḥawlayni kāmilayni li-man ʾarāda ʾan yutimma r-raḍāʿata wa-ʿalā l-mawlūdi lahū rizquhunna wa-kiswatuhunna bi-l-maʿrūfi lā tukallafu nafsun ʾillā wusʿahā lā tuḍārra wālidatun bi-waladihā wa-lā mawlūdun lahū bi-waladihī wa-ʿalā l-wārithi mithlu dhālika fa-ʾin ʾarādā fiṣālan ʿan tarāḍin minhumā wa-tashāwurin fa-lā junāḥa ʿalayhimā wa-ʾin ʾaradtum ʾan tastarḍiʿū ʾawlādakum fa-lā junāḥa ʿalaykum ʾidhā sallamtum mā ʾātaytum bi-l-maʿrūfi wa-ttaqū llāha wa-ʿlamū ʾanna llāha bi-mā taʿmalūna baṣīrun
Mothers shall suckle their children for two full years—that for such as desire to complete the suckling—and on the father shall be their maintenance and clothing, in accordance with honourable norms. No soul is to be tasked except according to its capacity: neither the mother shall be made to suffer harm on her child’s account, nor the father on account of his child, and on the [father’s] heir devolve [duties and rights] similar to that. And if the couple desire to wean with mutual consent and consultation, there will be no sin upon them. And if you want to have your children wet-nursed, there will be no sin upon you so long as you pay what you give in accordance with honourable norms, and be wary of Allah and know that Allah watches what you do.
— Ali Quli Qarai
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.
