Is it permissible to delay having children?
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Question:
Reem from Madinah says: Shaykh Salih, is it permissible for a husband and wife to agree to delay having children for three or four years until their financial affairs are established? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This is not permissible. Financial affairs are in the hand of Allah, and Allah does not create a creature without writing its provision. So they should place their reliance on Allah the Exalted. However, if a woman cannot bear consecutive pregnancies, they may space out the children. This is called spacing out the children to ward off harm from the woman due to consecutive pregnancies. As for delaying it in order to regulate the children’s provision, that is up to Allah the Exalted. One should have a good opinion of Allah and place reliance on Him. Allah does not create a soul without creating its provision. Yes.
Reem from Madinah says: Shaykh Salih, is it permissible for a husband and wife to agree to delay having children for three or four years until their financial affairs are established? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This is not permissible. Financial affairs are in the hand of Allah, and Allah does not create a creature without writing its provision. So they should place their reliance on Allah the Exalted. However, if a woman cannot bear consecutive pregnancies, they may space out the children. This is called spacing out the children to ward off harm from the woman due to consecutive pregnancies. As for delaying it in order to regulate the children’s provision, that is up to Allah the Exalted. One should have a good opinion of Allah and place reliance on Him. Allah does not create a soul without creating its provision. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2634 - هل يجوز تأخير الإنجاب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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