i have 2 wonderful boys alhamdulillah and i’m considering permanent birth control. many people do it for many reasons but my reason is that i can’t be a good mother to more kids. i’m impatient and i get mad easy. my husband who also gave me his blessing if a full time student and works all the time. i don’t have any help, its just me and the kids all the time. just wanted to know if this is a good enough reason. Please help. may Allah reward you
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Kindly find the attached article regarding the usage of temporary and permanent contraceptives.
And Allah knows best
Wassalaamu `alaykum
Ml. Rayhaan Docrat,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
CONTRACEPTION
Contraception is permissible on a limited scale for valid reasons – reasons considered by the Shariah to be valid. The circumstances which will permit reversible and permanent contraception differ.
REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION
Among the reasons accepted by the Shariah as valid for practicing reversible contraception are:
(A) Physical weakness.
(B) Sickness.
(C) The wife maintaining her beauty or figure for the sake of her husband.
(D) The couple being on a journey or in a distant land.
(E) Adverse political conditions, e.g. children are forcibly separated from their parents as is advocated by communism; etc.
(F) The couple decides to separate in the near future.
(G) The wife is an immoral person.
There are valid grounds for practicing reversible contraception. Poverty or the fear of poverty are not valid reasons for contraception. It is not permissible to practice contraception on account of a fear of not being able to provide for a large family. Such a fear is an attribute of non-Muslims. According to the Quran Shareef: ‘There is no living creature, but its sustenance is the responsibility of Allah.’
Similarly desire to curb sexual desire which may stem out of piety is not a lawful ground for contraception. If practiced for any reason which is unlawful in Islam, then contraception will likewise be unlawful, e.g. for indulgence in illicit sex.
PERMANENT CONTRACEPTION
Permanent contraception is permissible only if the woman’s life is in danger or her health is seriously threatened.
Therefore, it will not be permissible for you to use permanent contraceptives. However, you may use temporary contraceptives.