What is the ruling on limiting family size out of fear of poverty?
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Question:
He says: Some people say that life in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was simple and affairs were easy, but in the contemporary era, expenses are many and installments for children are numerous, so family size must be limited so that the poor do not increase and become needy.
Answer:
This is a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The poor increase—what makes you think so? The One who created them provides for them; their provision is upon Allah, my brother. On the contrary, if the workforce increases, production increases, and if the workforce decreases, production decreases. This is poverty. Yes.
He says: Some people say that life in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was simple and affairs were easy, but in the contemporary era, expenses are many and installments for children are numerous, so family size must be limited so that the poor do not increase and become needy.
Answer:
This is a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The poor increase—what makes you think so? The One who created them provides for them; their provision is upon Allah, my brother. On the contrary, if the workforce increases, production increases, and if the workforce decreases, production decreases. This is poverty. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تحديد النسل خشية الفقر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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