What is the ruling on a wife taking contraceptive pills if her husband refuses to allow it?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on a wife taking contraceptive pills if her husband refuses to allow it, and she has consulted her parents and they agreed with her opinion? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to take pills that prevent pregnancy except with her husband's consent, and on the condition that this is for a legitimate religious excuse, such as if she is harmed by pregnancy, or if it causes her hardships she cannot bear. If these two conditions are met—the presence of clear harm from pregnancy, or her exposure to danger because of it, as well as her husband's consent and approval—then it is permissible for her to use what prevents pregnancy under these two conditions. However, as long as she does not need to prevent pregnancy, but rather has the capacity for it, and there is no harm to her and no danger to her, it is not permissible for her to take what prevents pregnancy. Nor is it permissible for her husband to give her permission to do so.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
He mentions the parents, and if a-a.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. The parents have no say in this matter; this is among the rights of the husband. All right.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on a wife taking contraceptive pills if her husband refuses to allow it, and she has consulted her parents and they agreed with her opinion? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to take pills that prevent pregnancy except with her husband's consent, and on the condition that this is for a legitimate religious excuse, such as if she is harmed by pregnancy, or if it causes her hardships she cannot bear. If these two conditions are met—the presence of clear harm from pregnancy, or her exposure to danger because of it, as well as her husband's consent and approval—then it is permissible for her to use what prevents pregnancy under these two conditions. However, as long as she does not need to prevent pregnancy, but rather has the capacity for it, and there is no harm to her and no danger to her, it is not permissible for her to take what prevents pregnancy. Nor is it permissible for her husband to give her permission to do so.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
He mentions the parents, and if a-a.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. The parents have no say in this matter; this is among the rights of the husband. All right.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تناول الزوجة لحبوب منع الحمل إذا كان الزوج رافضا لذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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