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وَ الۡوَالِدٰتُ یُرۡضِعۡنَ اَوۡلَادَہُنَّ حَوۡلَیۡنِ کَامِلَیۡنِ لِمَنۡ اَرَادَ اَنۡ یُّتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَۃَ ؕ وَ عَلَی الۡمَوۡلُوۡدِ لَہٗ رِزۡقُہُنَّ وَ کِسۡوَتُہُنَّ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ ؕ لَا تُکَلَّفُ نَفۡسٌ اِلَّا وُسۡعَہَا ۚ لَا تُضَآرَّ وَالِدَۃٌۢ بِوَلَدِہَا وَ لَا مَوۡلُوۡدٌ لَّہٗ بِوَلَدِہٖ ٭ وَ عَلَی الۡوَارِثِ مِثۡلُ ذٰلِکَ ۚ فَاِنۡ اَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَنۡ تَرَاضٍ مِّنۡہُمَا وَ تَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیۡہِمَا ؕ وَ اِنۡ اَرَدۡتُّمۡ اَنۡ تَسۡتَرۡضِعُوۡۤا اَوۡلَادَکُمۡ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیۡکُمۡ اِذَا سَلَّمۡتُمۡ مَّاۤ اٰتَیۡتُمۡ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ ؕ وَ اتَّقُوا اللّٰہَ وَ اعۡلَمُوۡۤا اَنَّ اللّٰہَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ بَصِیۡرٌ ﴿۲۳۳﴾

233. Mothers shall suckle their infants for two full years. That is for the one who wishes to complete the suckling. The child’s father shall be responsible for their maintenance and clothing (during that period) in a reasonable manner. No soul will be charged with more than it can bear. Neither the mother shall be made to suffer harm on her child’s account nor the father on account of his child. And the father’s heirs are under similar obligations. If, after consultation, they choose by mutual consent to wean the child, there will be no sin upon them. Nor shall it be any sin upon you if you prefer to engage a wet nurse for your children, provided you pay her what you promised, according to fair terms. Be God-conscious, and know Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

(الْبَقَرَة، 2 : 233)