The Ruling on Family Planning
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is there an encouragement to have many children? What is the ruling on limiting oneself to one or two children? He says: Because my livelihood is such that I am unable to raise my children and provide for them.
Answer:
Seeking offspring is prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 16:92 Seeking offspring and striving to acquire offspring is a prescribed matter without limiting the number of children. Limiting the number of children is not permissible. As for the questioner’s statement that he fears the tightness of livelihood, this is a whisper of Satan. Indeed, the One who created them will provide for them. [Hud 11:6], [Al-Isra 17:31]. The fear of tightness in provision that leads to limiting offspring is a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is not permissible to limit offspring. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is there an encouragement to have many children? What is the ruling on limiting oneself to one or two children? He says: Because my livelihood is such that I am unable to raise my children and provide for them.
Answer:
Seeking offspring is prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Marry women who are fertile, for I shall compete with the nations in number on the Day of Resurrection.
تزوجوا الْوَلُودَ فَإِنِّي أُكَاثِرُ بِكُمُ الأُمَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ،And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision
وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَاAnd do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/027 — archive.org (6:42)
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