Breastfeeding Fatwa: Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

Well, the Islamic clerics are at it again, issuing fatwas right and left. Women in Saudi Arabia should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to avoid breaking strict Islamic law forbidding mixing between the sexes, two powerful Saudi clerics have said. They are at odds, however, over precisely how the milk should be conveyed.
Sheikh Al Obeikan, an adviser to the royal court and consultant to the Ministry of Justice, set off a firestorm of controversy recently when he said on TV that women who come into regular contact with men who aren't related to them ought to give them their breast milk so they will be considered relatives.
"The man should take the milk, but not directly from the breast of the woman," Al Obeikan said, according to Gulf News. "He should drink it and then becomes a relative of the family, a fact that allows him to come in contact with the women without breaking Islam's rules about mixing."
But his remarks were followed by an announcement by another high-profile sheik, Abi Ishaq Al Huwaini, who said that men should suckle the breast milk directly from a woman's breast.
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"The man should take the milk, but not directly from the breast of the woman,"

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

Well, the Islamic clerics are at it again, issuing fatwas right and left. Women in Saudi Arabia should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to avoid breaking strict Islamic law forbidding mixing between the sexes, two powerful Saudi clerics have said. They are at odds, however, over precisely how the milk should be conveyed.
Sheikh Al Obeikan, an adviser to the royal court and consultant to the Ministry of Justice, set off a firestorm of controversy recently when he said on TV that women who come into regular contact with men who aren't related to them ought to give them their breast milk so they will be considered relatives.
"The man should take the milk, but not directly from the breast of the woman," Al Obeikan said, according to Gulf News. "He should drink it and then becomes a relative of the family, a fact that allows him to come in contact with the women without breaking Islam's rules about mixing."
But his remarks were followed by an announcement by another high-profile sheik, Abi Ishaq Al Huwaini, who said that men should suckle the breast milk directly from a woman's breast.
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Quote: Originally Posted by clutch

this is hilarious

Quote: Originally Posted by clutch

by the way, i'm in agreement with Abi Ishaq Al Huwaini

Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy

I love breast milk. I think I'm going to convert. Yippy!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kreskin

I'm all for creating a friendlier society.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kreskin

Is it anything like Dairyland 2% partly skimmed?

Quote: Originally Posted by Machjo

Hmmm... by having friends and relative sucking on extended family nipples?

Quote: Originally Posted by earth_as_one

I agree this is both hilarious and insane. But does anyone here seriously believe this viewpoint is shared by a majority of Muslims? I'm sure we could start many threads on hilarious and insane opinions held by a few Christians or Jews.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kreskin

Ya, something like that (less the relatives).

Quote: Originally Posted by Kreskin

Is it anything like Dairyland 2% partly skimmed?

Quote: Originally Posted by Machjo

Now too, considering that Islam also holds to the ten commandments, which include adultery, how do these clerics defend sucking directly on the breasts of anyone other than your wife? Or do they just take adultery narrowly to mean copulation, and all else is OK? But then, how do they explain the veil as a sing of modesty?

Now breast milk in a cup could be defensible on religious grounds perhaps, but still very, very strange.

Quote: Originally Posted by wulfie68

The next issue, is how does this "insta-adoption process" affect things like incest? If this actually occurred then a lot of people are going to be related a lot closer than they originally thought...

“A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on. However, he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village; however, selling the meat to the next door village should be fine - From Khomeini's book, "Tahrirolvasyleh"

Quote: Originally Posted by coldstream

You can find all kinds of gems of living the devout Islamic life. Try this from the Ayotallah Khomeini, peace be upon him..

Quote: Originally Posted by Machjo

Riiiggggt. Playing fast and loose on Deuteronomy 5:20 eh. Ah those pesky commandments.

Now Khomeini was responsible for the murder of many Baha'is in Iran. If you're so desperate to nail him for something, certainly you could find something truthful to nail him on, no?

Quote: Originally Posted by darkbeaver

And George Bush didn't?

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

Well, the Islamic clerics are at it again, issuing fatwas right and left. Women in Saudi Arabia should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to avoid breaking strict Islamic law forbidding mixing between the sexes, two powerful Saudi clerics have said. They are at odds, however, over precisely how the milk should be conveyed.
Sheikh Al Obeikan, an adviser to the royal court and consultant to the Ministry of Justice, set off a firestorm of controversy recently when he said on TV that women who come into regular contact with men who aren't related to them ought to give them their breast milk so they will be considered relatives.
"The man should take the milk, but not directly from the breast of the woman," Al Obeikan said, according to Gulf News. "He should drink it and then becomes a relative of the family, a fact that allows him to come in contact with the women without breaking Islam's rules about mixing."
But his remarks were followed by an announcement by another high-profile sheik, Abi Ishaq Al Huwaini, who said that men should suckle the breast milk directly from a woman's breast.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Machjo

Riiiggggt. Playing fast and loose on Deuteronomy 5:20 eh. Ah those pesky commandments.

Now Khomeini was responsible for the murder of many Baha'is in Iran. If you're so desperate to nail him for something, certainly you could find something truthful to nail him on, no?

Quote: Originally Posted by Machjo

The thing is though that some will assume that all Muslims worship these clerics. Now I'm sure there are some who blindly follow these clerics just as there are some who blindly follow their local priest, reverend or rabbi. But others are literate enough to read their sacred text for themselves and come up to their own conclusion.

We shouldn't confuse a cleric's fatwa with Islam.

Quote: Originally Posted by Machjo

Nothing to do with Islam. If it's not in the Qur'an or the ahadith, then it's but one man's interpretation.