Also, she asks in her letter: Is it permissible for a married woman to postpone the issue of having children until after she graduates from university?
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The questioner : Also, she asks in her letter: Is it permissible for a married woman to postpone the issue of having children until after she graduates from university?
The Shaykh : Postponing childbirth is a right of hers and of her husband. If they agree to do so for a specific period and for a specific purpose, there is nothing wrong with it, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to practice coitus interruptus with their wives during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as in the hadith of Jabir: “We used to practice coitus interruptus while the Qur'an was being revealed”.
Coitus interruptus is a cause for postponing childbirth, because it means that when the husband approaches his wife and the emission of semen is imminent, he withdraws so that the emission occurs outside the place of intercourse, which prevents conception. Therefore, the important point is that if the husband and wife agree to postpone childbirth for a specific period for a specific purpose, there is nothing wrong with it, based on the hadith of Jabir that we mentioned earlier.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the celebration of Isra and Mi'raj, Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullah from Suki, Sudan, sent this message. He says: To the honorable scholars who answer the questions of the listeners of the program "Light on the Path," which is a school and an institute for Muslims.
After the greeting, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh : Postponing childbirth is a right of hers and of her husband. If they agree to do so for a specific period and for a specific purpose, there is nothing wrong with it, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to practice coitus interruptus with their wives during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as in the hadith of Jabir: “We used to practice coitus interruptus while the Qur'an was being revealed”.
Coitus interruptus is a cause for postponing childbirth, because it means that when the husband approaches his wife and the emission of semen is imminent, he withdraws so that the emission occurs outside the place of intercourse, which prevents conception. Therefore, the important point is that if the husband and wife agree to postpone childbirth for a specific period for a specific purpose, there is nothing wrong with it, based on the hadith of Jabir that we mentioned earlier.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the celebration of Isra and Mi'raj, Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullah from Suki, Sudan, sent this message. He says: To the honorable scholars who answer the questions of the listeners of the program "Light on the Path," which is a school and an institute for Muslims.
After the greeting, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.