The Ruling on Taking Pregnancy Medication
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Question:
The questioner mentions the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And do not carry what you do not know." Modern science has now become available for transferring bodies from the state of pregnancy, whether male or female, by following a specific dietary program that reduces the duration of pregnancy, thereby helping to prevent abortion so that the fetus eats and dies quickly. Is this a precise matter for a person regarding the Unseen? Knowing that I mean by drinking the injection, and Allah forgives whom He wills, we advise them to act in this manner and to be cautious so that...
Answer:
The answer is mentioned at the end of the question, which is that this is an act of taking a cause. If it is established that the cause is beneficial, there is no harm in taking it. The desired result may or may not be achieved; this is with Allah the Exalted. If Allah wills, He will bring about the intended purpose, and if He wills, it will not be beneficial. If it is established that this contains benefit and clear causality, there is no objection to revealing this, provided that it does not lead to forbidden matters, such as exposing private parts, or the mixing of men and women, or the like. For now, there is tampering in this issue, which is called the test-tube baby, or artificial insemination. This is tampering with people's honor and lineage, and it involves exposing private parts. This matter is not permissible. However, taking medication for the sake of pregnancy, when it is known that this medication may, by the permission of Allah, be beneficial as a cause for pregnancy, there is no objection to it. Yes.
The questioner mentions the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And do not carry what you do not know." Modern science has now become available for transferring bodies from the state of pregnancy, whether male or female, by following a specific dietary program that reduces the duration of pregnancy, thereby helping to prevent abortion so that the fetus eats and dies quickly. Is this a precise matter for a person regarding the Unseen? Knowing that I mean by drinking the injection, and Allah forgives whom He wills, we advise them to act in this manner and to be cautious so that...
Answer:
The answer is mentioned at the end of the question, which is that this is an act of taking a cause. If it is established that the cause is beneficial, there is no harm in taking it. The desired result may or may not be achieved; this is with Allah the Exalted. If Allah wills, He will bring about the intended purpose, and if He wills, it will not be beneficial. If it is established that this contains benefit and clear causality, there is no objection to revealing this, provided that it does not lead to forbidden matters, such as exposing private parts, or the mixing of men and women, or the like. For now, there is tampering in this issue, which is called the test-tube baby, or artificial insemination. This is tampering with people's honor and lineage, and it involves exposing private parts. This matter is not permissible. However, taking medication for the sake of pregnancy, when it is known that this medication may, by the permission of Allah, be beneficial as a cause for pregnancy, there is no objection to it. Yes.
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