Answer
(Fatwa: 979/831=D/1430)
Adopting a method or medicine which permanently removes the reproductive capability is unlawful for a Muslim. The Quran says: ولا تقتلوا اولادکم خشیۃ املاق Putting a stop to birth due to the fear of increasing population is intervention in the divine system. Allah promised to provide sustenance to each and every creature He created: وما من دابۃ فی الارض الا علی اللہ رزقھا
The Hadith also forbids the same:
قال عبد اللہ: کنا نغزو مع رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ولیس لنا شئ، فقلنا: ألا نستخصي؟ فنھانا عن ذلک۔ (البخاری 759(
We cannot give you details about this matter in a short fatwa. If you want more information, you should study Fatawa Rahimiyah 10:181, published from
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