The ruling on taking pills to prevent menstruation so that a woman can fast

Question : Shaykh Muhammad, may Allah preserve you. Regarding some women who ask about the ruling on taking pills to prevent menstruation so that they can fast in Ramadan?

Answer : We do not see this; we do not see that she should do it. This is because it has been established to us through mass transmission that these pills are harmful, and that they are a cause of menstrual irregularity. They may also be a cause of fetal deformity and damage to the blood vessels of the womb. If a woman menstruates and leaves off fasting, that is by the decree of Allah the Exalted and by the legislation of Allah. She menstruates by the decree of Allah and abstains from fasting by the legislation of Allah, so it is all from Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Her trying to prevent this menstruation, which is an innate nature and disposition, is a mistake on her part. Even if it were assumed that her menstruation would fall in the last ten days of Ramadan and that she would be deprived of the late-night prayer just as she is deprived of fasting, we would tell her: even if that were the case, do not take these pills because of the harm in them.