Sheikh Suhaib Hasan berkata
“…the
child should be suckled for the first two years of his life, instead of
being given powdered milk which has been stored in tins for months. Few
adults would abandon fresh fruit and vegetables for stale, tinned
foods, yet they are quite happy to feed nothing but tinned milk and
foods to their infants. Secondly, just as the mother’s blood in the womb
passes nutrients and her emotions through to the blood of her child, so
her milk also passes her characteristics and emotions to her child
while she is suckling him, causing him to feel immense comfort and
confidence.”
Nasihat dari Ibn ul Qayyim
“Babies
should only be fed the (mother’s) milk until their teeth appear. Their
stomach and digestive system (in the early months) are incapable of
handling (solid) food. When the babies teeth come out, its stomach
becomes strong and ready for food. Indeed, Allah delays the growth of
teeth until the baby needs the food. This is from His wisdom and
kindness, and out of mercy toward the mother and her breast’s nipples,
so that the baby would not bite them with its teeth The babies should be
given solid food in a gradual manner, starting with soft foods, such as
wet bread, (animal) milk, yoghurt, meat broth…The parents should not be
too disturbed by the baby’s crying and screaming, especially when it is
hungry for milk. That crying benefits the baby tremendously, training
its limbs, widening its intestines, broadening its chest…The complete
breast-feeding term is two years. This is a right for the baby – if it
needs it and cannot do without it…”
