What is the legal status of a married woman's right to breastfeed if her husband prohibits it?

Chapter on Who is More Entitled to Child Custody

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 2 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the husband prohibits his wife from breastfeeding the child, her right to do so is nullified because the necessary condition for her to reach that right—the husband's permission—cannot be met.