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Summary
Lubaʾ, in lexicon, is the first milk that comes after birth; Abu Zayd said it is usually three milkings and at least one. Fisah is the time when the lubaʾ has passed and the milk clears 1.
The general ruling
The Shafi'is hold that a mother must suckle her child with lubaʾ even if another nurse is found, since the child usually does not live or grow strong without it. The period is short: three days, or seven, or it is left to experts to fix 1. She may claim a fee if such a service has a customary wage, just as a starving man must be fed at the going price 1.
Liability if the mother refuses
Ibn Abi Sharif holds that she is not liable if she refuses and the child dies, since no act of hers caused the death; this is compared with one who withholds food from a starving man, who is not liable 1.
People and things also explored
Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Nasab (the kin by descent, and who counts as kin in bequests and endowments)· Akdariyya (a named inheritance case)· Brother (full, paternal and maternal) in law
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.13562
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Colostrum (lubaʾ), fiqh rulings”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/lubaa-fiqh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.