What is the ruling on means of population control and family planning?
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The questioner : ... a means?
The Shaykh : ... which means?
The questioner : ... regarding coitus interruptus...
The Shaykh : ... the means, as we discussed yesterday, that means have the ruling of their ends. If a means, however it differs, leads to what Allah has forbidden, then it is forbidden. If it leads to what Allah has permitted, then it is permissible. So these means today, the newly invented methods of coitus interruptus, whether they are pills or drinks or the regulation of sexual intercourse as it is called, all these means have the ruling of the end. If these means are adopted for collective population control, we know that this contradicts Islam. But if one of these means is adopted to limit the number of children due to a specific illness of two spouses, then it is permissible, unless it is medically established that one of these means is harmful to the woman, as is said about some pills; in that case, that type is avoided in itself because of its harm.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... which means?
The questioner : ... regarding coitus interruptus...
The Shaykh : ... the means, as we discussed yesterday, that means have the ruling of their ends. If a means, however it differs, leads to what Allah has forbidden, then it is forbidden. If it leads to what Allah has permitted, then it is permissible. So these means today, the newly invented methods of coitus interruptus, whether they are pills or drinks or the regulation of sexual intercourse as it is called, all these means have the ruling of the end. If these means are adopted for collective population control, we know that this contradicts Islam. But if one of these means is adopted to limit the number of children due to a specific illness of two spouses, then it is permissible, unless it is medically established that one of these means is harmful to the woman, as is said about some pills; in that case, that type is avoided in itself because of its harm.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
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