Does a woman's prayer become invalid if she breastfeeds her child while praying?
A mother nursing her child during prayer invalidates it, as it is one of the many actions that nullify prayer. Scholars have stipulated the condition of avoiding many actions for the prayer to be valid, and the criterion for a "many action" is what people consider to be many. If his crying disturbs her, she should shorten her prayer, then say the taslim and nurse him, and her prayer will be valid. If she fears harm for him, she should interrupt her prayer for his sake and then restart the prayer anew.
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