Family Planning by Limiting Progeny
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 2221 )
Q1: Is it permissible for a Muslim to plan his family by adopting various means to limit progeny?
Vol. 1: The Council of Senior Scholars has previously examined this issue and issued a decision to the following effect:
Given that the Islamic Shari'ah desires the spread and multiplication of progeny, and considers progeny a great blessing and a tremendous favor that Allah has bestowed upon His servants, as the texts of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger have converged on this point, as cited by the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in its study prepared for the Council and submitted to it; and given that the claim of limiting progeny or preventing pregnancy contradicts the human fitrah (the innate natural disposition) upon which Allah created His creation, and the Islamic Shari'ah that the Lord, the Exalted, has chosen for His servants; and given that the advocates of limiting progeny or preventing pregnancy are a group whose aim in their call is to plot against Muslims in general, and the Muslim Arab nation in particular, so that they may have the power to colonize the lands and their inhabitants; and since adopting this is a form of the deeds of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance) and a bad opinion of Allah, the Exalted, and a weakening of the Islamic entity composed of the multitude of human bricks and their cohesion—therefore, the Council decides that it is not permissible to limit progeny absolutely, and it is not permissible to prevent pregnancy if the intention is fear of poverty; for Allah, the Exalted, is the Provider, the Owner of enduring strength, and there is no creature on earth but that its provision is upon Allah. However, if preventing pregnancy is for a confirmed dire necessity, such as a woman who does not give birth through normal delivery and is compelled to undergo a surgical operation to extract the child, or if it is delayed for a certain period for a benefit that the husband and wife see—then there is no objection at that time to preventing pregnancy or delaying it, in accordance with what came in the authentic hadiths, and what was narrated from a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding the permissibility of 'azl (coitus interruptus), and in line with what some jurists explicitly stated regarding the permissibility of taking medicine to expel the semen before forty days, indeed, preventing pregnancy may become obligatory in the case of a confirmed dire necessity. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
It is mentioned in authentic hadiths, and in what is narrated from a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), that 'azl (coitus interruptus) is permissible. In line with what some jurists have explicitly stated regarding the permissibility of taking medication to expel the semen before forty days, indeed, preventing pregnancy may become obligatory in cases where a confirmed dire necessity is established. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: Is it permissible for a Muslim to plan his family by adopting various means to limit progeny?
Vol. 1: The Council of Senior Scholars has previously examined this issue and issued a decision to the following effect:
Given that the Islamic Shari'ah desires the spread and multiplication of progeny, and considers progeny a great blessing and a tremendous favor that Allah has bestowed upon His servants, as the texts of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger have converged on this point, as cited by the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in its study prepared for the Council and submitted to it; and given that the claim of limiting progeny or preventing pregnancy contradicts the human fitrah (the innate natural disposition) upon which Allah created His creation, and the Islamic Shari'ah that the Lord, the Exalted, has chosen for His servants; and given that the advocates of limiting progeny or preventing pregnancy are a group whose aim in their call is to plot against Muslims in general, and the Muslim Arab nation in particular, so that they may have the power to colonize the lands and their inhabitants; and since adopting this is a form of the deeds of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance) and a bad opinion of Allah, the Exalted, and a weakening of the Islamic entity composed of the multitude of human bricks and their cohesion—therefore, the Council decides that it is not permissible to limit progeny absolutely, and it is not permissible to prevent pregnancy if the intention is fear of poverty; for Allah, the Exalted, is the Provider, the Owner of enduring strength, and there is no creature on earth but that its provision is upon Allah. However, if preventing pregnancy is for a confirmed dire necessity, such as a woman who does not give birth through normal delivery and is compelled to undergo a surgical operation to extract the child, or if it is delayed for a certain period for a benefit that the husband and wife see—then there is no objection at that time to preventing pregnancy or delaying it, in accordance with what came in the authentic hadiths, and what was narrated from a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding the permissibility of 'azl (coitus interruptus), and in line with what some jurists explicitly stated regarding the permissibility of taking medicine to expel the semen before forty days, indeed, preventing pregnancy may become obligatory in the case of a confirmed dire necessity. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
It is mentioned in authentic hadiths, and in what is narrated from a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), that 'azl (coitus interruptus) is permissible. In line with what some jurists have explicitly stated regarding the permissibility of taking medication to expel the semen before forty days, indeed, preventing pregnancy may become obligatory in cases where a confirmed dire necessity is established. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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