Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and prayers and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and upon his family and companions.

After presenting the research presented by the eminent and distinguished jurists, and specialized doctors to the medical jurisprudence symposium entitled: Breastfeeding premature babies with the milk of known and unknown mothers held on Monday 09 of Dhul Quidah 1444, corresponding to 29, May 2023 in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Having listened to the discussions thereon, and based on Academy Resolution 6 (62/) on Milk Banks, the Symposium recommends the following:

First: Breastfeeding is a name for a woman›s milk to reach the cavity of a child aged two years and under by sucking from the breast through sucking by the mouth or snuffing by the nose.

Second: A premature baby is any baby born before reaching thirty-seven (37) weeks of pregnancy.

Third: Breastfeeding a child is a religious duty of his parents, whether the child is premature or not, and this obligation is confirmed for the premature child because of their urgent need for breastfeeding, which makes the use of legitimate means to breastfeed them a matter importance.

Fourth: The mahramiyyah (inability to marry someone) spreads with the arrival of pure milk or tinged (mixed) with a liquid that did not come out of its reality, such as water, medicine or the like, from a known woman to the cavity of a premature child by sucking through the mouth, or snuff through the nose.

Fifth: It is not permissible for any party to deliberately breastfeed a premature child with the milk of mothers known to them, and unknown to the parents of the premature child, because of the consequent nullification of the spread of mahramiyyah through breastfeeding, knowing that enabling the parents of the premature child to know the mothers who donate their milk has become possible and easy in this era thanks to modern technologies.

Sixth: Donors of their milk to premature babies have the right to stipulate that their parents not to publish information about them, and the parents of premature babies and the relevant authorities must abide by this condition.

Seventh: Companies, institutions and organizations that wish to provide and equip the milk of women donors to premature babies should enable their families to know those women donors in order to avoid the nullification of mahramiyyah.

Eighth; The concerned health authorities shall establish regulations and legislation regulating the donation of maternal milk to premature babies to protect them and achieve the purpose of self-preservation.

Nineth: Call upon the concerned authorities in the OIC Member States, in cooperation with the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences, to work to provide more care and protection for this segment of children.

May Allah grant us success.

May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon our master Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his companions.