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Guidelines for Taking Birth Control Pills

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Question:
The questioner, Yusuf, asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to take birth control pills for a specific period until the child reaches the age of weaning? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. As for the matter, achieving pregnancy and offspring is encouraged, and it is not permissible to take anything that prevents pregnancy except for a valid legal justification. If the woman, if the woman, if the woman is weakened by consecutive pregnancies, or if her existing pregnancy is affected, or if the child she is currently nursing is affected by a new pregnancy, there is no harm in her taking medication prescribed by a qualified doctor to delay pregnancy, on the condition that she delays it until she is able to receive the child without it affecting her or her nursing child.
In this case, there is nothing wrong with her taking medication to delay pregnancy until she is ready to receive it. However, if she is strong and does not need to delay pregnancy, it is not permissible for her to take anything that prevents it, even temporarily. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ضوابط أخذ حبوب منع الحمل – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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