Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3312
أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، فِي حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعِنْدِي رَجُلٌ قَاعِدٌ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَرَأَيْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ . فَقَالَ " انْظُرْنَ مَا إِخْوَانُكُنَّ - وَمَرَّةً أُخْرَى - انْظُرْنَ مَنْ إِخْوَانُكُنَّ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَإِنَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ مِنَ الْمَجَاعَةِ " .
Hannad ibn al-Sari narrated to us in his report from Abu al-Ahwas, from Ash'ath ibn Abi al-Sha'tha', from his father, from Masruq, who said: A'ishah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered while a man was sitting with me. This displeased him greatly, and I saw anger on his face. I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, he is my brother through nursing.’ He said: ‘Be sure about who your brothers through nursing are—for nursing is only from hunger.’
Translation notes
The closing expression links legally effective nursing to feeding in infancy, when the child is hungry; the report emphasizes verifying the nursing relationship.