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Sahih Muslim 1453a (Book 17, Hadith 33) #10737
Suckling an Adult Man

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (PBUH) instructed a woman to suckle an adult man in order to make him a part of her family.

' A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Sahla bint Suhail came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be ____upon____ him) and said: Messengerof Allah, I see on the face of Abu Hudhaifa (signs of disgust) on entering of Salim (who is an ally) into (our house), where upon Allah's Apostle said: Suckle him. She said: How can I suckle him as he is a grown-up man? Allah's Messenger smiled and said: I already know that he is a young man 'Amr has made this addition in his narration that he participated in the Battle of Badr and in the narration of Ibn 'Umar (the words are): Allah's Messenger laughed.
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ سَهْلَةُ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ مِنْ دُخُولِ سَالِمٍ - وَهُوَ حَلِيفُهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ أَرْضِعِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَكَيْفَ أُرْضِعُهُ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ عَمْرٌو فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
suckling  *  family  *  man  *  nuzul  *  sahla  *  suhail  *  hudhaifa  *  salim  *  amr  *  badr

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat your allies with love and kindness just like you would your own relatives. Include them in your family if they are loyal and trustworthy friends.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of family and how it can be extended even beyond blood relations. In this hadith, Sahla bint Suhail came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asking for advice on how to include her ally, Salim, into her family. The Prophet ﷺ instructed her to suckle him as that would make him a part of the family according to Islamic law. This shows us that we should not limit our families only by blood relations but also by those who are close and loyal friends. We should treat them with love and kindness just like we would our own relatives.

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