What is your opinion of the one who says, “I am content with three or four children,” and uses birth control pills?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ...the third or fourth child, after which they say, “We do not want to have more children,” so they use birth control.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Some couples have a third or fourth child and then say, “We do not want any more after this; we will use these pills.”
The Shaykh : This is a mistake. It is a great error for them to say, “That is enough; we do not want more than this,” when they have three, four, or five children. First, they do not know that death may come to these children and take them all in a single year. Second, if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged us to have many children, why should we deviate from this encouragement? And success is from Allah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ...the third or fourth child, after which they say, “We do not want to have more children,” so they use birth control.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Some couples have a third or fourth child and then say, “We do not want any more after this; we will use these pills.”
The Shaykh : This is a mistake. It is a great error for them to say, “That is enough; we do not want more than this,” when they have three, four, or five children. First, they do not know that death may come to these children and take them all in a single year. Second, if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged us to have many children, why should we deviate from this encouragement? And success is from Allah.