What is the ruling on limiting family size due to the hardship of raising children?

Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, he asks: Did Islam encourage having many children? And what is the criterion for this? Because some people say, "I want to raise my three children so that society benefits from them and they become righteous."

Answer:
My brother, nothing prevents having many children except that nothing prevents raising them. Having many children is required by the Shari'ah, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): So, having many children is required, and raising them is facilitated if your intention is sound and you seek help from Allah the Exalted. You can raise them even if they are many. Also, you do not know who among them will remain; perhaps they will be afflicted, perhaps some of them will die, or perhaps they will all die; you do not know. Yes.