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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the question: Is it permissible for a person to practice coitus interruptus?

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The Shaykh : And having many children is a source of strength for the Muslim community, and it does not restrict sustenance, for Allah the Exalted said in the Noble Qur'an:
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision وما من دابة في الأرض إلا على الله رزقها
[Hud 11:6]
And whenever the community grows, Allah opens for it doors of sustenance, on the condition that you are truthful, that you are truthful with Allah in your reliance upon Him. As for those numerous nations who die of hunger, they do not have truthful reliance upon Allah; otherwise, if they had been truthful, Allah would have prepared sustenance for them. And in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
If you truly put your trust in Allah, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds: they go out with empty stomachs and come back with full stomachs. لو توكلتم على الله حق توكله أو حق التوكل لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصاً وتروح بطاناً
Musnad Ahmad 370Sahih hadeeth) (Darussalam)
The birds go out from their nests in the morning hungry, with nothing in their bellies, and they return in the evening with full bellies. So, there is no doubt that a large population is a source of honor and strength for the community. This is why we find that numerous nations have prestige, even if they are lagging in industry, because of their numbers. And what the enemies of the Muslims are attempting today to reduce the birth rate among Muslims is a cunning, treacherous plan; they want to eliminate the Muslims by any means, either by killing those who exist or by preventing those who do not yet exist. Have you not seen that if the community were numerous, there would be this in agriculture, this in industry, and this in education? This means you are dispersed, each person engaged in a task. The earth of Allah is vast, and the sustenance of Allah is inexhaustible.
Whatever you have will end, but what Allah has is lasting ما عندكم ينفذ وما عند الله باق
[An-Nahl 16:96]
So, there is no doubt that having many children is beloved to the Shari'ah and required by reason. As for what some people say now, "If the children are many, their demands are many; this one says, 'Give me a shirt,' and this one says, 'Give me trousers,' and this one says, 'Give me a headscarf,'" we say: Whose is your sustenance and the sustenance of your children?
We will provide for you and them نحن نرزقكم وإياهم
[Al-An'am 6:151]
We provide for them and for you نحن نرزقهم وإياكم
[Al-Isra 17:31]
It is upon Allah. A man told me that he was poor in means, so he married. He said: "I saw a channel of sustenance beginning to pour down upon me that was not there before. So a son was born to him named 'Abdullah, who is well known to me. He said: 'When he was born, I swear to you that the sustenance increased, the sustenance increased.'" And this is nothing but an example verifying the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision وما من دابة في الأرض إلا على الله رزقها
[Hud 11:6]
And His saying:
We provide for them and for you. نرزقهم وإياكم
We will provide for you and them نحن نرزقكم وإياهم
[Al-An'am 6:151]
So, having many children is a matter beloved to the Shari'ah, and likewise to reason. Look at what Shu'ayb said to his people:
And remember when you were few and He increased you واذكروا إذ كنتم قليلاً فكثركم
[Al-A'raf 7:86]
He made it a blessing to be remembered. And Allah the Exalted said to the Children of Israel:
and made you more numerous in manpower وجعلناكم أكثر نفيراً
[Al-Isra 17:6]
And this contains an indication of the multitude and an indication of learning the methods of war, for one does not go out to war except one who has experience. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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