The Ruling on Delaying Pregnancy and Birth Control
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Question:
A man asks his wife to delay pregnancy for several years because he sees a medical benefit for her in doing so, and also for the purpose of birth control. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Neither birth control nor delaying pregnancy is allowed except for a valid excuse, a legitimate religious excuse, based on the report of trustworthy doctors that she will be harmed by pregnancy. In that case, she takes what regulates and delays pregnancy. But if she is capable of bearing children and it does not affect her, it is not permissible for her to delay pregnancy. And a fortiori, it is not permissible for her to terminate a pregnancy or to obey her husband in that matter. Yes.
A man asks his wife to delay pregnancy for several years because he sees a medical benefit for her in doing so, and also for the purpose of birth control. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Neither birth control nor delaying pregnancy is allowed except for a valid excuse, a legitimate religious excuse, based on the report of trustworthy doctors that she will be harmed by pregnancy. In that case, she takes what regulates and delays pregnancy. But if she is capable of bearing children and it does not affect her, it is not permissible for her to delay pregnancy. And a fortiori, it is not permissible for her to terminate a pregnancy or to obey her husband in that matter. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/235 — archive.org (9:25)
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