Ruling on Family Planning
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What is your opinion on regulating or limiting the number of children?
My opinion is that this is not for humans to decide, but for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for limiting the number of children in the sense that when a person has a certain number of children, he uses what completely cuts off pregnancy, this is forbidden, and the scholars have explicitly stated this.
As for what is called regulation, if there is a need for it, such as if the woman is weak or ill and cannot bear the burden of pregnancy, then she is given what prevents pregnancy at its time and in its season. This varies according to the women and according to the condition of the woman herself as well. She may be in a year where she is capable of pregnancy easily and without illness or harm, and she may be the opposite.
Then we say to whoever wants or claims regulation: Is it in your hand regarding those who exist that they remain alive?Every person says: No, perhaps a calamity will befall them that destroys them all in one year, so where is the regulation? And it is well known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the community to marry the loving and fertile woman—Meaning: one who bears many children—for the sake of increasing the offspring of the Islamic community, and the multitude of the community is undoubtedly part of its honor and strength.
My opinion is that this is not for humans to decide, but for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for limiting the number of children in the sense that when a person has a certain number of children, he uses what completely cuts off pregnancy, this is forbidden, and the scholars have explicitly stated this.
As for what is called regulation, if there is a need for it, such as if the woman is weak or ill and cannot bear the burden of pregnancy, then she is given what prevents pregnancy at its time and in its season. This varies according to the women and according to the condition of the woman herself as well. She may be in a year where she is capable of pregnancy easily and without illness or harm, and she may be the opposite.
Then we say to whoever wants or claims regulation: Is it in your hand regarding those who exist that they remain alive?Every person says: No, perhaps a calamity will befall them that destroys them all in one year, so where is the regulation? And it is well known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the community to marry the loving and fertile woman—Meaning: one who bears many children—for the sake of increasing the offspring of the Islamic community, and the multitude of the community is undoubtedly part of its honor and strength.