What is the ruling on a woman using pills to prevent menstruation?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and companions.

The questioner : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on a woman taking pills to prevent menstruation in Ramadan?

The Shaykh : If a woman uses contraceptive pills and there is no harm to her from a health perspective, then there is nothing wrong with it, provided that her husband permits it. However, as far as I know, these pills harm the woman, because the discharge of menstrual blood is a natural process, and if a natural process is prevented at its proper time, it is bound to have a harmful effect on the body. Also, a danger of these pills is that they disrupt the woman’s cycle, causing it to vary, and as a result, she remains in anxiety and doubt about her prayer, her intimacy with her husband, and so on. For this reason, I do not say that it is forbidden, but I do not like it and I do not recommend it. I say that a woman should be content with what Allah has decreed for her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, during the Year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, and she was crying. She had entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, so he said, "What is the matter with you? Perhaps you have started menstruating?" She said, "Yes. This is something Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam." So what a woman should do is be patient and seek reward, and if fasting and prayer become difficult for her, the door of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is open, praise be to Allah. She should remember Allah, glorify Allah, give charity, and be kind to people in word and deed, and this is among the best of deeds.