Details on the Rulings Regarding the Use of Contraceptives

Question:
The first letter in this episode is one that reached the program from Adisa Baba, and its sender is a listener who says: Mukhtar Ahmad. Brother Mukhtar has a collection of questions. One of them is: Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to use medication that prevents pregnancy, such as pills, injections, or the like? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. As for the use of what prevents pregnancy, there is a distinction here. If it is out of dire necessity, because the doctors have determined that if this woman becomes pregnant, her life will be in danger from the pregnancy, then there is no harm in her taking what prevents pregnancy. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: and because this involves averting an expected harm.
As for taking what prevents pregnancy without dire necessity, but rather out of aversion to pregnancy, or being influenced by the call of those who advocate for population control, or similar false propaganda, then this is not permissible. Pregnancy is sought in Islam, and childbearing is sought in Islam. Increasing offspring is what strengthens the Muslims and increases the number of Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged marrying women who are fertile, and he said: "I will be the most numerous of the nations on the Day of Resurrection by virtue of you, and I will be the most numerous of the nations on the Day of Resurrection by virtue of you." Therefore, it is not permissible to use what prevents pregnancy without a dire necessity determined by trustworthy doctors.
As for using what delays pregnancy but does not prevent it, and only postpones it for a period, then if there is a pressing need, such as the mother breastfeeding a child, and if she becomes pregnant the child will be harmed or she will be harmed, then there is no harm in taking what postpones pregnancy for a period during which the mother is prepared to receive the new pregnancy. In any case, pregnancy is prescribed by the Shari'ah, and it is not permissible to take anything that affects it or prevents it except for a realized dire necessity. Yes.