Fasting: Breastfeeding in Ramadan: What If Fasting Dries Up Milk?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Breastfeeding in Ramadan: What If Fasting Dries Up Milk?

English:

Question #743:

Upon delivery, Allah Almighty blessed me with a son who is being breast-fed. The blessed month of Ramadan is approaching, and at present, I am capable of fasting. However, if I fast, my milk will dry up, as I have a weak constitution — and my baby wants milk every ten minutes. What should I do?

Answer #743:

If there is fear of harm to your baby due to a decrease in the quantity of milk or its drying up caused by fasting, break the fast. And for every day you miss the fast, you have to give one mudd [750 grams] of food to the poor, in addition to performing the qaḍā’ of the missed fasts, later.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting