مَن لا يَنبَغِي استِرضاعُهُ Types of Wet-Nurses That Should Not Be Employed

4ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا تَستَرضِعُوا الحَمقاءَ ، ولا العَمشاءَ؛ فإنّ اللَّبَنَ يُعدِي .

4– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not employ wet-nurses that are stupid or bleary-eyed for verily the milk has an effect [on the child].’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 323, no. 13]
 

5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَوَقَّوا على أولادِكُم لَبَنَ البَغِيِّ مِن النِّساءِ ، والمَجنونَةِ ؛ فإنّ اللَّبَنَ يُعدِي .

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Protect your children from the milk of prostitutes and madwomen, for verily the milk has an effect [on the child].’[Bihar al-Anwar, no. 9]
 

6ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): رِضاعُ اليَهوديّةِ والنَّصرانيّةِ خَيرٌ مِن رِضاعِ الناصِبيّةِ.

6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Getting a Christian or a Jewish wet-nurse to suckle a child is better than a Nasibiyya*.’[Wasael al-Shi`aah , v. 15, p. 187, no. 1]

 

* Nasibi (f. Nasibiyya): one who declares enmity towards the ahl al-bayt and their followers (ed.)