Woman may breastfeed in any position

9-3-2015 | IslamWeb

Question:

AsSalamu Alykum . What is the sunnah of breast feeding ?
Is breast feeding while lying down is against sunnah?


Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

We have not come across any particular position that is Islamically required from a mother when breast-feeding her child; so there is flexibility in the matter. Thus it is permissible for a woman to breastfeed her child while standing, sitting, or lying down; she is permitted to breastfeed in any of these positions.

Allaah Knows best.

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