Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 233
۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ ۖ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَوْلُودِ لَهُۥ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَا تُضَآرَّ وَٰلِدَةٌۢ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ لَّهُۥ بِوَلَدِهِۦ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذَٰلِكَ ۗ فَإِنْ أَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا ۗ وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمْ أَن تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا سَلَّمْتُم مَّآ ءَاتَيْتُم بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
Mothers may nurse [i.e., breastfeed] their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]. Upon the father is their [i.e., the mothers'] provision and their clothing according to what is acceptable. No person is charged with more than his capacity. No mother should be harmed through her child, and no father through his child. And upon the [father's] heir is [a duty] like that [of the father]. And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent from both of them and consultation, there is no blame upon either of them. And if you wish to have your children nursed by a substitute, there is no blame upon you as long as you give payment according to what is acceptable. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is Seeing of what you do.
Word by word
- ۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُwal-wālidātuAnd the mothers
- يُرْضِعْنَyur'ḍiʿ'nashall suckle
- أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّawlādahunnatheir children
- حَوْلَيْنِḥawlayni(for) two years
- كَامِلَيْنِ ۖkāmilaynicomplete
- لِمَنْlimanfor whoever
- أَرَادَarādawishes
- أَنanto
- يُتِمَّyutimmacomplete
- ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚl-raḍāʿatathe suckling
- وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
- ٱلْمَوْلُودِl-mawlūdithe father
- لَهُۥlahu(on) him
- رِزْقُهُنَّriz'quhunna(is) their provision
- وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّwakis'watuhunnaand their clothing
- بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
- لَاlāNot
- تُكَلَّفُtukallafuis burdened
- نَفْسٌnafsunany soul
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- وُسْعَهَا ۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
- لَاlāNot
- تُضَآرَّtuḍārramade to suffer
- وَٰلِدَةٌۢwālidatun(the) mother
- بِوَلَدِهَاbiwaladihābecause of her child
- وَلَاwalāand not
- مَوْلُودٌۭmawlūdun(the) father
- لَّهُۥlahu(be)
- بِوَلَدِهِۦ ۚbiwaladihibecause of his child
- وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd on
- ٱلْوَارِثِl-wārithithe (father's) heir
- مِثْلُmith'lu(is a duty) like
- ذَٰلِكَ ۗdhālikathat (of the father)
- فَإِنْfa-inThen if
- أَرَادَاarādāthey both desire
- فِصَالًاfiṣālanweaning
- عَنʿanthrough
- تَرَاضٍۢtarāḍinmutual consent
- مِّنْهُمَاmin'humāof both of them
- وَتَشَاوُرٍۢwatashāwurinand consultation
- فَلَاfalāthen no
- جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
- عَلَيْهِمَا ۗʿalayhimāon both of them
- وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
- أَرَدتُّمْaradttumyou want
- أَنanto
- تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟tastarḍiʿūask another women to suckle
- أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْawlādakumyour child
- فَلَاfalāthen (there is) no
- جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- سَلَّمْتُمsallamtumyou pay
- مَّآmāwhat
- ءَاتَيْتُمātaytumyou give
- بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
- وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūand know
- أَنَّannathat
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- بِمَاbimāof what
- تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
- بَصِيرٌۭbaṣīrun(is) All-Seer
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