Arguments concerning birth control

Question

Muslim employees of the government agency concerned with birth control cite Qur’anic verses in support of its permissibility, for example: [ar]إِنَّمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ[/ar] “Your wealth and your children are only a trial” (Surah al-Taghabun, 64:15); [ar]يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ[/ar] “O you who believe! Let not your wealth and your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah” (Surah al-Munafiqun, 63:9)

Answer

Treatises on the issue of birth control have already been published; two treatises have been published by the Dar al-Ifta here itself, they contain detailed proofs, and studying them will be beneficial. As for those who cite the verses mentioned as proof, they should be asked: if you want to place a ban on the birth of children because they are a trial, enemies and a cause of…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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