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(Book 30, Hadith 16) #36341
The Permissibility of Ghila

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was considering prohibiting a certain type of sexual intercourse between married couples, but decided against it after remembering that other cultures practiced it without any harm to their children.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nawfal said, ''Urwa ibn az-Zubayr informed me from A'isha umm al- muminin that Judama bint Wahb al-Asadiyya informed her that she heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'I intended to prohibit Ghila but I remembered that the Greeks and Persians do that without it causing any injury to their children'. " Malik explained, "Ghila is that a man has intercourse with his wife while she is suckling".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، عَنْ جُدَامَةَ بِنْتِ وَهْبٍ الأَسَدِيَّةِ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهَا أَنَّهَا، سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَنْهَى عَنِ الْغِيلَةِ حَتَّى ذَكَرْتُ أَنَّ الرُّومَ وَفَارِسَ يَصْنَعُونَ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ يَضُرُّ أَوْلاَدَهُمْ

TOPICS
intercourse  *  children  *  greeks  *  persians  *  ghila

QUICK LESSONS:
Be open minded towards others’ beliefs/practices; Consider evidence before making decisions; Respect differences in opinion; Be considerate towards others’ feelings/beliefs

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the permissibility of a practice called ghila in Islam. Ghila is when a man has sexual intercourse with his wife while she is breastfeeding. The Prophet Muhammad was considering prohibiting this practice but then remembered that other cultures such as the Greeks and Persians practiced it without any harm to their children so he decided against prohibiting it. This hadith teaches us that we should not be quick to judge practices which are different from our own and instead look at the evidence before making decisions on them. It also teaches us to be open minded and considerate towards others who may have different beliefs or practices than our own as long as they do not cause any harm or injury to anyone else.

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