Is it permissible for a woman to have her womb removed due to consecutive cesarean deliveries and the doctor's advice not to become pregnant again because of the harm to the mother and the fetus?
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The questioner : The question says, regarding a woman... It says a woman who became pregnant twice and gave birth via cesarean sections. For the third time, the doctor confirmed to her that if she wants to become pregnant again, it will kill her and the child with her. Therefore, she wants a fatwa: is it permissible for her to tie the tubes permanently so that she does not give birth to a child...?
The Shaykh : ... be lenient withThe Shaykh : She wants a fatwa.
The questioner : She wants a fatwa fromThe Shaykh : Nasser only, because is it permissible for her to tie these tubes permanently, which is the removal of the womb? I do not know what they do.
The Shaykh : It is known.
The questioner : Permanent removal, so is it permissible for her to do that?
The Shaykh : First, why this method which is intended for permanent sterility, and not using other known methods in this time, such as certain pills or what is called the IUD?
The questioner : I ask him?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because using birth control pills leaves a very high probability that she will become pregnant, so she wants to remove it completely to eliminate the possibility of her death and the death of her child with her?
The Shaykh : My final answer is: if the doctor about whom you mentioned what you mentioned is first of all a skilled and truthful Muslim, then it is permissible for her to do that; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : The final question, O Shaykh: a truthful Muslim must be a truthful Muslim, meaning...
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a truthful Muslim? How is that?
The questioner : He may be a Muslim alone, a Muslim.
The Shaykh : That would be a geographically Muslim.
The Shaykh : ... be lenient withThe Shaykh : She wants a fatwa.
The questioner : She wants a fatwa fromThe Shaykh : Nasser only, because is it permissible for her to tie these tubes permanently, which is the removal of the womb? I do not know what they do.
The Shaykh : It is known.
The questioner : Permanent removal, so is it permissible for her to do that?
The Shaykh : First, why this method which is intended for permanent sterility, and not using other known methods in this time, such as certain pills or what is called the IUD?
The questioner : I ask him?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because using birth control pills leaves a very high probability that she will become pregnant, so she wants to remove it completely to eliminate the possibility of her death and the death of her child with her?
The Shaykh : My final answer is: if the doctor about whom you mentioned what you mentioned is first of all a skilled and truthful Muslim, then it is permissible for her to do that; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : The final question, O Shaykh: a truthful Muslim must be a truthful Muslim, meaning...
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a truthful Muslim? How is that?
The questioner : He may be a Muslim alone, a Muslim.
The Shaykh : That would be a geographically Muslim.
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