Nudrat
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Post by Nudrat on Mar 15, 2006 19:10:38 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu. I Just wanted to know is contraception or any form of birth control allowed In Islam. I have just been told that i am killing a child if i am using the above is that true.
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Post by Imam on Mar 24, 2006 1:32:32 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa aalihi wa Sallam)Jazakallah for your question. Birth control is something which the west has introduced, and is not an introduction of Islam. Islam forbids that abortions take place, that we have such surgery which prevents the woman from having a child, and using contraceptives during sex. What Islam allows is for a woman to be healthy by means of having children, and not having illegal sex. The above methods of having birth control is a means for people to engage in this activity which is contrary to the principles of Islam. As Islam is a pure religion, it also is a natural religion, in that it will not endulge you into doing something which will be contrary to nature. This is why before having sexual relations, it is necessary to conduct the nikah, so that after the nikah, all forms of sexual relations are permissable. So we have gathered that birth control is used by the west, either to prevent a population from increasing, from receiving sexually transmitted deseases, or for the enjoyment of illegal, unislamic sex. This is disallowed. However in relation to family planning, then although Islam does not say no to it, it may disapprove of some of the western methods, adopted by family planning, which include birth control to have smaller families, and to use contraception. It cannot be proven in Islam, that either the Qur'an al kareem or the hadith have made it permissable for any of the above. Rather the Beloved Messenger of Allah ( Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) had stated that my community shall be proud over other communities due to its growth and expansion. This is what is known as the sadaqah which one leaves when he dies. A pious family, i.e.children. However, with all relevant consideration taken due for the mothers health, then it is allowable in Islam, that the male re-marries, in order to have children, if non are possible from the first wife. This may only be fair, on the part of the male who wants to have pious children, and a great offspring, yet Islam still considers the women to be a blessing, the children a blessing, the relationship conducted between the two in the form of a ' nikah' a blessing. As well so that they may have legal children, and as many as they wish, so that they can perform extra duties for them in this world, and gain benefit for it all in the next. In essence, except for medical reasons, and under certain circumstances family planning is permissible but its still something of a concept which the west has created, and there is no base for it in Islam, when it comes to issues such as birth control, contraception, or even abortion. All of the above would be deemed impermissable (na-ja'iz), if not haram. But this does not mean to say that men are not allowed to control their desires, so that they may take the womans health into consideration. Finally it is highly inappropiate for unqualified people to quote passages from the Qur'an al kareem without knowing the true meaning as well as using verses to reply to or settle arguments. May Allah the Almighty prevent us from going on ways which are not prescribed to us, and may He make us live like Muslims should.Wallahu A'lamu BiththawaabM. Waseem Ashrafi
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