Is infertility a result of sorcery?
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Fatwa number ( 19088 )
Q: We are a family under the care of our father (may Allah preserve him), and my mother has seven sons. Three of them have married but have not been blessed with children. When medical tests were conducted, the doctors determined that there is no cure for them due to
weakness in sperm production. When the tests were run on my other four brothers, the result was the same as for the three eldest; that is, all seven sons have the same problem, which is infertility according to the laboratory tests, and the power to grant children is in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) alone. I have made every effort within my capacity to seek treatment for myself, both inside and outside the country, for the past four years without result, and all praise is due to Allah alone for all of that. As for what I am asking: 1 - Is it natural that all seven brothers are unable to have children? 2 - Could this be due to sorcery, and who can detect it? 3 - And can sorcery cause this for the brothers all at once? Please inform us of the solution and the satisfying answer to this trial, which our family has been suffering from for more than ten years, and all praise is due to Allah alone.
A: It is obligatory for the Muslim slave to have faith and submit to the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and this is one of the pillars of faith, as in the authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Faith is:Musnad Ahmad 191Sahih (Darussalam) And what you mentioned may be sterility, as said
Allah the Exalted:[Ash-Shuraa 42:50] And it may be a weakness that is amenable to treatment by a specialized doctor, and you will not lack good if Allah wills. We advise you to be patient and content with what Allah has decreed, to keep doubts, illusions, and whispers away from yourself, and to know that Allah’s choice for His slave is better than his choice for himself. [An-Nisa 4:19] May Allah multiply the reward and recompense for you and your brothers, and write healing for you. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: We are a family under the care of our father (may Allah preserve him), and my mother has seven sons. Three of them have married but have not been blessed with children. When medical tests were conducted, the doctors determined that there is no cure for them due to
weakness in sperm production. When the tests were run on my other four brothers, the result was the same as for the three eldest; that is, all seven sons have the same problem, which is infertility according to the laboratory tests, and the power to grant children is in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) alone. I have made every effort within my capacity to seek treatment for myself, both inside and outside the country, for the past four years without result, and all praise is due to Allah alone for all of that. As for what I am asking: 1 - Is it natural that all seven brothers are unable to have children? 2 - Could this be due to sorcery, and who can detect it? 3 - And can sorcery cause this for the brothers all at once? Please inform us of the solution and the satisfying answer to this trial, which our family has been suffering from for more than ten years, and all praise is due to Allah alone.
A: It is obligatory for the Muslim slave to have faith and submit to the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and this is one of the pillars of faith, as in the authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Faith is:
To believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day and the divine decree, both good and bad
أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله، واليوم الآخر وبالقدر خيره وشرهAllah the Exalted:
and He renders whom He wills barren
وَيَجْعَلُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ عَقِيمًاperhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.
فَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
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