Is it permissible for a mother to suckle her child while she is in a state of ritual impurity (najāsa) after conjugal relations with her husband?
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It is permissible for a mother to breastfeed her child while she is in a state of (ritual impurity requiring a full bath), because a Muslim does not become impure by being in janabah. Indeed, a believer does not become impure. The forbidden acts for a person in janabah are: prayer, circumambulation (), touching and carrying the (copy of the Qur'an), staying in the mosque, and reciting the Qur'an. Scholars have reached a consensus on the prohibition of prayer for one who is in a state of (ritual impurity).
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