A woman wants to have children, but her husband refuses to do so by practicing coitus interruptus; is this permissible?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a woman asking, and she says that she is a married woman and is the second wife. She says she has a strong desire to have children, but her husband refuses. What does he say? She says she is the second wife to her husband, and she has a strong desire to have children, but her husband refuses to do so by practicing coitus interruptus, even though she has no illnesses and does not take any medication. He argues that there is often disagreement between them and that she is quick to get emotional. Her question is: Is this considered a reason for him to do this? And is it permissible for him to do so? Knowing that he has a first wife and has daughters from her, is it permissible for him to do this?
Answer:
This is forbidden. Preventing offspring and childbirth is forbidden. It is not permissible except for a legitimate religious reason, a legitimate religious reason. It is not permissible to prevent it out of dislike for children, or because of having many children, or for the sake of birth control, or for these invalid justifications. This is forbidden and not permissible. So she should show him this and advise him. If he refuses, she should file a case in the court and seek separation from him to remove the harm from her. He wants offspring and she does not want them; she seeks separation from him to remove the harm from her.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a woman asking, and she says that she is a married woman and is the second wife. She says she has a strong desire to have children, but her husband refuses. What does he say? She says she is the second wife to her husband, and she has a strong desire to have children, but her husband refuses to do so by practicing coitus interruptus, even though she has no illnesses and does not take any medication. He argues that there is often disagreement between them and that she is quick to get emotional. Her question is: Is this considered a reason for him to do this? And is it permissible for him to do so? Knowing that he has a first wife and has daughters from her, is it permissible for him to do this?
Answer:
This is forbidden. Preventing offspring and childbirth is forbidden. It is not permissible except for a legitimate religious reason, a legitimate religious reason. It is not permissible to prevent it out of dislike for children, or because of having many children, or for the sake of birth control, or for these invalid justifications. This is forbidden and not permissible. So she should show him this and advise him. If he refuses, she should file a case in the court and seek separation from him to remove the harm from her. He wants offspring and she does not want them; she seeks separation from him to remove the harm from her.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [698 -939] امرأة تريد إنجاب الأطفال، وزوجها يمتنع عن هذا بالعزل؛ فهل يجوز فعله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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