Assalam Waleikum. 3 years have passed since my marriage. I had been continuing my studies and like to continue for another two years, during which I don’t want to conceive. But in the past 3 yrs I had undesirable conception 2/3 times, which I aborted taking medicine because that time my husband had no income to sustain. Is becoming pregnant after 2 yrs from now i.e. 5 yrs from marriage is desirable? Will it have any negative impact on pregnancy?
Answer
(Fatwa: 1440/D=183/L/1430)
Abortion is a sin, especially with the intention you mentioned that your husband had no income to sustain; since it is clearly against the commandment of the Quran:
وَلا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلاقٍ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا
?And kill not Your Children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you, surely the killing of them is a great sin.? (17:31)
Therefore, you should do taubah and seek forgiveness from Allah with firm determination not to do the same in future. It is sin to abort for continuing education.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband