Is breastfeeding during pregnancy forbidden, as I am pregnant and breastfeeding my second child?
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Muslim reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: "I had intended to forbid ghilah, until I remembered that the Romans and Persians do that, and it does not harm their children."
Scholars have differed regarding the meaning of ghilah. It has been said that it is: intercourse with a nursing mother, and it has also been said that it is: a pregnant woman nursing.
Accordingly, a pregnant woman nursing is permissible as long as it does not harm the suckling child or endanger the fetus. This can be determined by consulting a trustworthy doctor.
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