hadith
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Hadith.4679 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said that the
Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Do not choose a foolish woman as a wet nurse, for milk can transmit traits. A child is influenced by the milk, meaning by the wet nurse, in foolishness and ignorance."
4679 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "لاَ تَسْتَرْضِعُوا اَلْحَمْقَاءَ فَإِنَّ اَللَّبَنَ يُعْدِي وَ إِنَّ اَلْغُلاَمَ يَنْزِعُ إِلَى اَللَّبَنِ يَعْنِي إِلَى اَلظِّئْرِ فِي اَلرُّعُونَةِ وَ اَلْحُمْقِ".
Similar narrations
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1462 "Choose healthy wet nurses, for milk can transmit illness."
- Al-Kāfi #177 'Seek a wet nurse for your child from among the beautiful women, and avoid the ugly ones, for the milk can have an influence.'