Assalamu'alaikum, Mufti Sahib
I would be grateful if Mufti Sahb could advise me on what is best course of action with regards to my situation as follows:
Ramadhan is just around the corner. I have a 9 month old baby who is breastfeeding and two other children. The fasting days, will be very long, insha Allah, as I live in the UK. What should I do in this situation?
1) Should I carry on breastfeeding while I observe the fasts?
2) Or should I wean my baby off so then I may be able to fast, bearing in mind that she's hardly one year old in age?
3) Or do I continue breastfeeding but do not observe fast and make up for the fasting days immediately after Ramadhan?
4) Or should I teach her to drink from the bottle, drinking my milk, and observe the fasts?
Please advise accordingly and jazak Allahu khaira in advance. Also, I am a Shafi'e follower.
Allahumma baarik lana fi Rajaba wa Sha'baana wa ballighna Ramadhaana.
Wassalam.
Read the answer...