What is the ruling on family planning?
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Question:
Limiting the number of children?
Answer:
Limiting the number of children should not be done unless there is a pressing need and public benefit for it, and only on a temporary basis.
Q: Is limiting the number of children prohibited?
The Shaykh: The closer view is that it is prohibited; because the Muslim community is required to strive to increase its numbers, to have offspring, and to maintain chastity. The least it amounts to is being disliked, but the apparent evidence indicates prohibition.
Limiting the number of children?
Answer:
Limiting the number of children should not be done unless there is a pressing need and public benefit for it, and only on a temporary basis.
Q: Is limiting the number of children prohibited?
The Shaykh: The closer view is that it is prohibited; because the Muslim community is required to strive to increase its numbers, to have offspring, and to maintain chastity. The least it amounts to is being disliked, but the apparent evidence indicates prohibition.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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