The Ruling on Contraceptive Pills, Family Planning, and Coitus Interruptus
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner asks: When is it permissible for a woman to use contraceptive pills, and when is it forbidden for her to do so? Is there an explicit text or a juristic opinion regarding family planning? And is it permissible for a Muslim to practice coitus interruptus during intercourse without a reason?
Answer:
Regarding contraceptive pills, one should consult a doctor. If she needs them and the doctor decides that they are not harmful to her and that she requires them, then there is no harm, on the condition that they do not terminate the pregnancy but only delay it, postponing the pregnancy to another time. If this is for an excuse and a need, and the doctor has decided that there is no harm to her, then there is no harm due to the need.
Family planning is not permissible. Family planning is not permissible in the Book nor in the Sunnah. Allah commanded marriage for the sake of offspring and for the sake of marital interests, the greatest of which is the acquisition of offspring. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Marry those who are fertile”Sunan Abi Dawud 2050Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). Therefore, offspring are desired, and it is not permissible to limit them. This is only the work of the enemies who want to reduce the number of Muslims. They have planted this lie among them, which is family planning, out of fear of poverty, as they claim, and out of fear of the scarcity of crops, as they say.
All of this is the agitation of the disbelievers. Coitus interruptus is permissible if there is a need for it; one may practice it. However, if there is no need for it, one should not do it, because pregnancy is desired.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner asks: When is it permissible for a woman to use contraceptive pills, and when is it forbidden for her to do so? Is there an explicit text or a juristic opinion regarding family planning? And is it permissible for a Muslim to practice coitus interruptus during intercourse without a reason?
Answer:
Regarding contraceptive pills, one should consult a doctor. If she needs them and the doctor decides that they are not harmful to her and that she requires them, then there is no harm, on the condition that they do not terminate the pregnancy but only delay it, postponing the pregnancy to another time. If this is for an excuse and a need, and the doctor has decided that there is no harm to her, then there is no harm due to the need.
Family planning is not permissible. Family planning is not permissible in the Book nor in the Sunnah. Allah commanded marriage for the sake of offspring and for the sake of marital interests, the greatest of which is the acquisition of offspring. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Marry those who are fertile”
women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you
الودود الولود فإني مكاثر بكمAll of this is the agitation of the disbelievers. Coitus interruptus is permissible if there is a need for it; one may practice it. However, if there is no need for it, one should not do it, because pregnancy is desired.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يجوز للمرأة استخدام حبوب منع الحمل؟ ومتى يحرم عليها ذلك؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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