Is it permissible to rent out a female slave for nursing if she has a child?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Leasing

Book 25 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the female slave has a child, it is not permissible to rent her out for nursing unless her milk is in excess of what is required for her own child. This restriction is because the right to her milk belongs to her child, and the master only has rights over what remains after the child's needs are met.