It has been stated that infertility is not a defect according to the school of thought, so it is better for a person to avoid that. Is childbirth not among the implications of marriage?
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The questioner : We have previously stated that infertility is not a defect according to the school of thought. We said that it is better for a person to stipulate that. Is it not, O Shaykh, that childbirth is among the implications of marriage? I say this is a condition of the contract's implications.
The Shaykh : No, no, this is among the objectives of marriage. There is no doubt that it is among the objectives of marriage, and it is one of the greatest objectives.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : However, we preferred this. We preferred that, and we said that what is narrated from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, but we said to be cautious because the case might be brought before a judge who rules only according to the school of thought, and the problem would occur. Do you understand?
The questioner : It is said that if a man has intercourse with his wife in her rear passage...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The child is born with a squint.
The Shaykh : No, that is not it. It will come to us, if Allah wills...
The Shaykh : No, no, this is among the objectives of marriage. There is no doubt that it is among the objectives of marriage, and it is one of the greatest objectives.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : However, we preferred this. We preferred that, and we said that what is narrated from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, but we said to be cautious because the case might be brought before a judge who rules only according to the school of thought, and the problem would occur. Do you understand?
The questioner : It is said that if a man has intercourse with his wife in her rear passage...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The child is born with a squint.
The Shaykh : No, that is not it. It will come to us, if Allah wills...