What is the ruling on a woman tying her tubes to prevent pregnancy on the grounds that a woman is exhausted by pregnancy and childbirth?
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The questioner : He is the one who asked me to ask you this question.
The Shaykh : The one who asked did not mention it; what does he do for a living?
The questioner : The Defense Agency, the Defense Agency, and now he is the imam of a mosque. When I went to the Emirates last time, I dined at his place, and I may have rested there...
The Shaykh : Where does he reside?
The questioner : In the Emirates, in Ajman.
The Shaykh : I understand, the Emirates is large.
The questioner : In Ajman.
The Shaykh : Ajman!
The questioner : He is Egyptian by nationality.
The Shaykh : He did not mention it.
The questioner : He calls you often.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : The important thing.
The Shaykh : What is his question?
The questioner : He is asking about tying the tubes for a woman?!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If the non-Muslim female doctor advises her, while there is a Muslim, committed doctor available for this advice.
The Shaykh : What happens to her?
The questioner : I mean, a woman is truly exhausted by pregnancy.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, during it, and she is pregnant and very tired, but when she gives birth, it is normal, I mean.
The Shaykh : She rests.
The questioner : She rests.
The Shaykh : And is there any pregnancy without exhaustion?
The questioner : No, exhaustion in the sense of a lot of exhaustion, I mean?
The Shaykh : A lot, I suppose. How many children does she have?
The questioner : She has three, a boy and two girls, or three girls.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide her. Let her bring a dozen children first, and then think about this tying. A dozen!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A dozen.
The questioner : Do not listen to Umm Abdullah, my Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Do you understand my words?
The questioner : Yes, understood, understood.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But this great exhaustion, does it not exist?
The Shaykh : No, no, absolutely not.
The questioner: My Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Do not listen to Umm Abdullah saying the Shaykh said a dozen, he brought her a dozen, that is it.
The Shaykh : May Allah increase and bless. Oh Allah, people run after money and children, which are coupled with money, as they are from the adornment of worldly life. So you find them eager to reduce the number of children, as if you imagined them eager to reduce money. Have you ever found people who want to reduce money?!
The student : They tie them.
The Shaykh : There are no people, but as for reducing children, is it all?!
The questioner: Glory be to Allah!
Another questioner : Is he prayed over?
The Shaykh : He is prayed over, as long as there is no ritual impurity on the body of the one carrying him, of course.
The questioner : ... Shaykh, please, here.
The Shaykh : Oh Allah, that if women want to pray behind a male imam, the imam must intend his prayer.
The questioner : Yes, correct.
The Shaykh : And I was unaware of the issue.
The questioner: Hehehe.
The Shaykh : So Allah made him shy.
The questioner : Heh.
The Shaykh : For the whole time, why did you not ask?
The questioner : Because the discussion was on a topic, and I did not want to enter into another topic.
The Shaykh : But I found an opportunity.
The Shaykh : The one who asked did not mention it; what does he do for a living?
The questioner : The Defense Agency, the Defense Agency, and now he is the imam of a mosque. When I went to the Emirates last time, I dined at his place, and I may have rested there...
The Shaykh : Where does he reside?
The questioner : In the Emirates, in Ajman.
The Shaykh : I understand, the Emirates is large.
The questioner : In Ajman.
The Shaykh : Ajman!
The questioner : He is Egyptian by nationality.
The Shaykh : He did not mention it.
The questioner : He calls you often.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : The important thing.
The Shaykh : What is his question?
The questioner : He is asking about tying the tubes for a woman?!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If the non-Muslim female doctor advises her, while there is a Muslim, committed doctor available for this advice.
The Shaykh : What happens to her?
The questioner : I mean, a woman is truly exhausted by pregnancy.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, during it, and she is pregnant and very tired, but when she gives birth, it is normal, I mean.
The Shaykh : She rests.
The questioner : She rests.
The Shaykh : And is there any pregnancy without exhaustion?
The questioner : No, exhaustion in the sense of a lot of exhaustion, I mean?
The Shaykh : A lot, I suppose. How many children does she have?
The questioner : She has three, a boy and two girls, or three girls.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide her. Let her bring a dozen children first, and then think about this tying. A dozen!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A dozen.
The questioner : Do not listen to Umm Abdullah, my Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Do you understand my words?
The questioner : Yes, understood, understood.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But this great exhaustion, does it not exist?
The Shaykh : No, no, absolutely not.
The questioner: My Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Do not listen to Umm Abdullah saying the Shaykh said a dozen, he brought her a dozen, that is it.
The Shaykh : May Allah increase and bless. Oh Allah, people run after money and children, which are coupled with money, as they are from the adornment of worldly life. So you find them eager to reduce the number of children, as if you imagined them eager to reduce money. Have you ever found people who want to reduce money?!
The student : They tie them.
The Shaykh : There are no people, but as for reducing children, is it all?!
The questioner: Glory be to Allah!
Another questioner : Is he prayed over?
The Shaykh : He is prayed over, as long as there is no ritual impurity on the body of the one carrying him, of course.
The questioner : ... Shaykh, please, here.
The Shaykh : Oh Allah, that if women want to pray behind a male imam, the imam must intend his prayer.
The questioner : Yes, correct.
The Shaykh : And I was unaware of the issue.
The questioner: Hehehe.
The Shaykh : So Allah made him shy.
The questioner : Heh.
The Shaykh : For the whole time, why did you not ask?
The questioner : Because the discussion was on a topic, and I did not want to enter into another topic.
The Shaykh : But I found an opportunity.
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