# Ra-Dad-Ayn — رضع (rDE)

> Occurs in 11 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/rDE

- **Meaning:** He sucked the breast of his mother (said of a child), to suckle, wet nurse / suckling woman.
- **Derived forms:** أَرْضَعَتْ (5) · تَسْتَرْضِعُ (1) · رَّضَاعَة (2) · مَرَاضِع (1) · مُرْضِعَة (1) · يُرْضِعْ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 233

- **Form in this verse:** يُرْضِعْنَ — yur'ḍiʿ'na · "shall suckle"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, plural · present tense

وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ اَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ يُـتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَۜ وَعَلَى الْمَوْلُودِ لَهُ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ اِلَّا وُسْعَهَاۚ لَا تُضَٓارَّ وَالِدَةٌ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ لَهُ بِوَلَدِه۪ وَعَلَى الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذٰلِكَۚ فَاِنْ اَرَادَا فِصَالاً عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَاۜ وَاِنْ اَرَدْتُمْ اَنْ تَسْتَرْضِعُٓوا اَوْلَادَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذَا سَلَّمْتُمْ مَٓا اٰتَيْتُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَص۪يرٌ

Walwalidatu yurdiAAnaawladahunna hawlayni kamilayni liman aradaan yutimma arradaAAata waAAala almawloodilahu rizquhunna wakiswatuhunna bilmaAAroofi latukallafu nafsun illa wusAAaha la tudarrawalidatun biwaladiha wala mawloodun lahubiwaladihi waAAala alwarithi mithlu thalikafa-in arada fisalan AAan taradinminhuma watashawurin fala junahaAAalayhima wa-in aradtum an tastardiAAoo awladakumfala junaha AAalaykum itha sallamtum maataytum bilmaAAroofi wattaqoo AllahawaAAlamoo anna Allaha bima taAAmaloona baseer

And mothers shall suckle their children two complete years, for such as wish to complete the suckling. And upon the father is their provision and their clothing, according to what is fitting. No soul is burdened save to its capacity. A mother shall not be hurt by her child, nor a father by his child. And upon the heir is the like of that. And if they desire weaning by mutual consent and consultation between them, then they do no wrong. And if you desire to seek one to suckle your children, then you do no wrong when you deliver what you have brought according to what is fitting. And be in prudent fear of God, and know that God sees what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-233.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 233

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ — l-raḍāʿata · "the suckling"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case

وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ اَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ يُـتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَۜ وَعَلَى الْمَوْلُودِ لَهُ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ اِلَّا وُسْعَهَاۚ لَا تُضَٓارَّ وَالِدَةٌ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ لَهُ بِوَلَدِه۪ وَعَلَى الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذٰلِكَۚ فَاِنْ اَرَادَا فِصَالاً عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَاۜ وَاِنْ اَرَدْتُمْ اَنْ تَسْتَرْضِعُٓوا اَوْلَادَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذَا سَلَّمْتُمْ مَٓا اٰتَيْتُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَص۪يرٌ

Walwalidatu yurdiAAnaawladahunna hawlayni kamilayni liman aradaan yutimma arradaAAata waAAala almawloodilahu rizquhunna wakiswatuhunna bilmaAAroofi latukallafu nafsun illa wusAAaha la tudarrawalidatun biwaladiha wala mawloodun lahubiwaladihi waAAala alwarithi mithlu thalikafa-in arada fisalan AAan taradinminhuma watashawurin fala junahaAAalayhima wa-in aradtum an tastardiAAoo awladakumfala junaha AAalaykum itha sallamtum maataytum bilmaAAroofi wattaqoo AllahawaAAlamoo anna Allaha bima taAAmaloona baseer

And mothers shall suckle their children two complete years, for such as wish to complete the suckling. And upon the father is their provision and their clothing, according to what is fitting. No soul is burdened save to its capacity. A mother shall not be hurt by her child, nor a father by his child. And upon the heir is the like of that. And if they desire weaning by mutual consent and consultation between them, then they do no wrong. And if you desire to seek one to suckle your children, then you do no wrong when you deliver what you have brought according to what is fitting. And be in prudent fear of God, and know that God sees what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-233.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 233

- **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟ — tastarḍiʿū · "ask another women to suckle"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ اَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ يُـتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَۜ وَعَلَى الْمَوْلُودِ لَهُ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ اِلَّا وُسْعَهَاۚ لَا تُضَٓارَّ وَالِدَةٌ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ لَهُ بِوَلَدِه۪ وَعَلَى الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذٰلِكَۚ فَاِنْ اَرَادَا فِصَالاً عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَاۜ وَاِنْ اَرَدْتُمْ اَنْ تَسْتَرْضِعُٓوا اَوْلَادَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذَا سَلَّمْتُمْ مَٓا اٰتَيْتُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَص۪يرٌ

Walwalidatu yurdiAAnaawladahunna hawlayni kamilayni liman aradaan yutimma arradaAAata waAAala almawloodilahu rizquhunna wakiswatuhunna bilmaAAroofi latukallafu nafsun illa wusAAaha la tudarrawalidatun biwaladiha wala mawloodun lahubiwaladihi waAAala alwarithi mithlu thalikafa-in arada fisalan AAan taradinminhuma watashawurin fala junahaAAalayhima wa-in aradtum an tastardiAAoo awladakumfala junaha AAalaykum itha sallamtum maataytum bilmaAAroofi wattaqoo AllahawaAAlamoo anna Allaha bima taAAmaloona baseer

And mothers shall suckle their children two complete years, for such as wish to complete the suckling. And upon the father is their provision and their clothing, according to what is fitting. No soul is burdened save to its capacity. A mother shall not be hurt by her child, nor a father by his child. And upon the heir is the like of that. And if they desire weaning by mutual consent and consultation between them, then they do no wrong. And if you desire to seek one to suckle your children, then you do no wrong when you deliver what you have brought according to what is fitting. And be in prudent fear of God, and know that God sees what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-233.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ — arḍaʿnakum · "nursed you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, plural · past tense

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ اُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَاَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْاَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْاُخْتِ وَاُمَّهَاتُكُمُ الّٰت۪ٓي اَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَاَخَوَاتُكُمْ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَاُمَّهَاتُ نِسَٓائِكُمْ وَرَبَٓائِبُكُمُ الّٰت۪ي ف۪ي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسَٓائِكُمُ الّٰت۪ي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّۘ فَاِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْۘ وَحَلَٓائِلُ اَبْنَٓائِكُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ اَصْلَابِكُمْۙ وَاَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْاُخْتَيْنِ اِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ غَفُوراً رَح۪يماًۙ

Hurrimat AAalaykum ommahatukumwabanatukum waakhawatukum waAAammatukum wakhalatukumwabanatu al-akhi wabanatu al-okhti waommahatukumuallatee ardaAAnakum waakhawatukum mina arradaAAatiwaommahatu nisa-ikum waraba-ibukumu allateefee hujoorikum min nisa-ikumu allateedakhaltum bihinna fa-in lam takoonoo dakhaltum bihinna falajunaha AAalaykum wahala-ilu abna-ikumuallatheena min aslabikum waan tajmaAAoobayna al-okhtayni illa ma qad salafa inna Allahakana ghafooran raheema

Forbidden to you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your paternal aunts, and your maternal aunts, and the daughters of your brother, and the daughters of your sister, and your milk-mothers, and your milk-sisters, and the mothers of your wives, and your step-daughters under your protection from your wives unto whom you have gone in (and if you have gone not in unto them, then there is no wrong upon you) and the wives of your sons of your loins, and that you bring two sisters together, save what is past; God is forgiving and merciful;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-23.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلرَّضَـٰعَةِ — l-raḍāʿati · "the nursing"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ اُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَاَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْاَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْاُخْتِ وَاُمَّهَاتُكُمُ الّٰت۪ٓي اَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَاَخَوَاتُكُمْ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَاُمَّهَاتُ نِسَٓائِكُمْ وَرَبَٓائِبُكُمُ الّٰت۪ي ف۪ي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسَٓائِكُمُ الّٰت۪ي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّۘ فَاِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْۘ وَحَلَٓائِلُ اَبْنَٓائِكُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ اَصْلَابِكُمْۙ وَاَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْاُخْتَيْنِ اِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ غَفُوراً رَح۪يماًۙ

Hurrimat AAalaykum ommahatukumwabanatukum waakhawatukum waAAammatukum wakhalatukumwabanatu al-akhi wabanatu al-okhti waommahatukumuallatee ardaAAnakum waakhawatukum mina arradaAAatiwaommahatu nisa-ikum waraba-ibukumu allateefee hujoorikum min nisa-ikumu allateedakhaltum bihinna fa-in lam takoonoo dakhaltum bihinna falajunaha AAalaykum wahala-ilu abna-ikumuallatheena min aslabikum waan tajmaAAoobayna al-okhtayni illa ma qad salafa inna Allahakana ghafooran raheema

Forbidden to you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your paternal aunts, and your maternal aunts, and the daughters of your brother, and the daughters of your sister, and your milk-mothers, and your milk-sisters, and the mothers of your wives, and your step-daughters under your protection from your wives unto whom you have gone in (and if you have gone not in unto them, then there is no wrong upon you) and the wives of your sons of your loins, and that you bring two sisters together, save what is past; God is forgiving and merciful;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-23.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** مُرْضِعَةٍ — mur'ḍiʿatin · "nursing mother"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّٓا اَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارٰى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارٰى وَلٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللّٰهِ شَد۪يدٌ

Yawma tarawnaha tathhalu kullumurdiAAatin AAamma ardaAAat watadaAAukullu thati hamlin hamlaha wataraannasa sukara wama hum bisukarawalakinna AAathaba Allahi shadeed

The day you see it, every one nursing will neglect what she suckled, and every one pregnant will deliver her burden, and thou wilt see mankind intoxicated when they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of God is severe.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-2.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** أَرْضَعَتْ — arḍaʿat · "she was nursing"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّٓا اَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارٰى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارٰى وَلٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللّٰهِ شَد۪يدٌ

Yawma tarawnaha tathhalu kullumurdiAAatin AAamma ardaAAat watadaAAukullu thati hamlin hamlaha wataraannasa sukara wama hum bisukarawalakinna AAathaba Allahi shadeed

The day you see it, every one nursing will neglect what she suckled, and every one pregnant will deliver her burden, and thou wilt see mankind intoxicated when they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of God is severe.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-2.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ — arḍiʿīhi · "Suckle him"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, feminine, singular · imperative mood

وَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلٰٓى اُمِّ مُوسٰٓى اَنْ اَرْضِع۪يهِۚ فَاِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَاَلْق۪يهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَاف۪ي وَلَا تَحْزَن۪يۚ اِنَّا رَٓادُّوهُ اِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَل۪ينَ

Waawhayna ila ommi moosaan ardiAAeehi fa-itha khifti AAalayhi faalqeehi feealyammi wala takhafee wala tahzaneeinna raddoohu ilayki wajaAAiloohu minaalmursaleen

And We instructed the mother of Moses: “Suckle thou him; then when thou fearest for him, cast thou him into the water. And fear thou not, nor grieve: We will return him to thee, and appoint him among the emissaries.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-7.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ — l-marāḍiʿa · "the wet nurses"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰٓى اَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ

Waharramna AAalayhi almaradiAAamin qablu faqalat hal adullukum AAala ahli baytinyakfuloonahu lakum wahum lahu nasihoon

And We had forbidden him wet-nurses before, so she said: “Shall I direct you to the people of a household who will take care of him for you, and will look after him?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-12.md_

### 65. Surah At-Talaq, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** أَرْضَعْنَ — arḍaʿna · "they suckle"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, plural · past tense

اَسْكِنُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ سَكَنْتُمْ مِنْ وُجْدِكُمْ وَلَا تُضَٓارُّوهُنَّ لِتُضَيِّقُوا عَلَيْهِنَّۜ وَاِنْ كُنَّ اُو۬لَاتِ حَمْلٍ فَاَنْفِقُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ حَتّٰى يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّۚ فَاِنْ اَرْضَعْنَ لَكُمْ فَاٰتُوهُنَّ اُجُورَهُنَّۚ وَأْتَمِرُوا بَيْنَكُمْ بِمَعْرُوفٍۚ وَاِنْ تَعَاسَرْتُمْ فَسَتُرْضِعُ لَهُٓ  اُخْرٰىۜ

Askinoohunna min haythu sakantum minwujdikum wala tudarroohunna litudayyiqooAAalayhinna wa-in kunna olati hamlin faanfiqooAAalayhinna hatta yadaAAna hamlahunnafa-in ardaAAna lakum faatoohunna ojoorahunnawa/tamiroo baynakum bimaAAroofin wa-in taAAasartum fasaturdiAAulahu okhra

Let them dwell in what manner you dwell, out of your means, and harm them not so as to straiten them. And if they be bearing, then spend on them until they lay down their burden. Then if they suckle for you, then give them their reward, and take counsel among you according to what is fitting. And if there be difficulties between you, another shall suckle for him.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-talaq/verse-6.md_

### 65. Surah At-Talaq, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** فَسَتُرْضِعُ — fasatur'ḍiʿu · "then may suckle"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

اَسْكِنُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ سَكَنْتُمْ مِنْ وُجْدِكُمْ وَلَا تُضَٓارُّوهُنَّ لِتُضَيِّقُوا عَلَيْهِنَّۜ وَاِنْ كُنَّ اُو۬لَاتِ حَمْلٍ فَاَنْفِقُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ حَتّٰى يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّۚ فَاِنْ اَرْضَعْنَ لَكُمْ فَاٰتُوهُنَّ اُجُورَهُنَّۚ وَأْتَمِرُوا بَيْنَكُمْ بِمَعْرُوفٍۚ وَاِنْ تَعَاسَرْتُمْ فَسَتُرْضِعُ لَهُٓ  اُخْرٰىۜ

Askinoohunna min haythu sakantum minwujdikum wala tudarroohunna litudayyiqooAAalayhinna wa-in kunna olati hamlin faanfiqooAAalayhinna hatta yadaAAna hamlahunnafa-in ardaAAna lakum faatoohunna ojoorahunnawa/tamiroo baynakum bimaAAroofin wa-in taAAasartum fasaturdiAAulahu okhra

Let them dwell in what manner you dwell, out of your means, and harm them not so as to straiten them. And if they be bearing, then spend on them until they lay down their burden. Then if they suckle for you, then give them their reward, and take counsel among you according to what is fitting. And if there be difficulties between you, another shall suckle for him.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-talaq/verse-6.md_

---
Retrieved: 2026-08-20
Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.