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Muna
05/24/04 at 15:51:00
Birth contorl and morning after pill are they haraam?  And if they are can you please explain why?
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
humble_muslim
05/24/04 at 17:25:46
AA

Can't comment about birth control, but as for the morning after pill :

"And when the female infant, buried alive, is questioned for what crime was she killed" (Surah 81, vv 8-9).
NS
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
Sunnah_
06/09/04 at 13:45:49
I would also like to know the answer to this question.  ???
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
Nadeem
06/10/04 at 06:50:01
[wlm]

[quote author=The humble muslim link=board=madrasa;num=1085424660;start=0#1 date=05/24/04 at 17:25:46]AA

Can't comment about birth control, but as for the morning after pill :

"And when the female infant, buried alive, is questioned for what crime was she killed" (Surah 81, vv 8-9).[/quote]

Brother, I understand the point you're making here, but does taking morning after pill, constitute "female infant, buried alive"?

Still, it is wrong to have abortion in Islam as far as I know (excepting extinuating circumstances) so perhaps morning after pill is in this category?

Sorry couldnt be more specific, these are just my thoughts.

[slm]
NS
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
Nabila
06/10/04 at 07:19:37
[slm]

For my Islamic studies GCSE, we studied contraception, and from what I can remember, there is only one type of contraceptive that is permissable - any type of contraceptive which prevents the sperm from reaching the the egg, i.e. fertilisation does not take place. This can be condoms, birth control pills, what ever, as long as they do not have a permanent effect (like sterilisation). The morning after pill, from what I understand, prevents the fertilised egg from implanting itself in the womb, effectively killing it, and so it is not allowed.

I must point out that I am not certain how widespread this opinion is.
Bear in mind, this is just what I have read, other scholars may have different opinions.

Anything I have said right is from Allaah (swt) and anything wrong is from myself.  :)

ma asalaamah and take care
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
Abu_Hamza
06/10/04 at 12:45:17
[slm]

what does GCSE stand for, and what is it?
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
sal
06/10/04 at 14:27:16
[slm]The necessity of not wanting the fetus to get born is the element that makes it either haram and or not  
So this question can be answered by the parents.  
Do they have legitimate defense for this process to take place based on counsel of honest Muslem doctor to approve the mother is in a clear-cut danger of  pregnancy ?
If the answer  is YES then it is not HARAM
Other than this the answer NO has no rightful reason.

Let me add some thing I thought is good to know as we most of us perhaps are acquainted with the birth control practice  

Despite we are aware of such deeds to be haram and we don’t adhere to that,.but confessing is better than fabricating false justification  such  as unwanted  big number of kids to be right .we need to be not relieved with some FATWAS  that simply satisfy our desires even though it is wrong  
This is why we do have some debates amongst ourselves everyone seeking some allay to his pain even if its not correct  
It is better to leave the pain not killed so that the root of the sickness can be eliminated eventually but in the proper way (i.e. admitting the presence of errors in our life to find the correct path or at least do the improved)

I think so  
wa ALLAHU'A'LLAM

Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
lucid9
06/10/04 at 15:05:43
[slm]

i have no business here.  but folks here are making lots of personal assertions.

as far as i know, the ruh (spirit) is not implanted into the fetus until 40 days have passed.  Now how literal you take the 40 days is an issue, because numbers are not always meant to be taken literally.  But it is more than a day.  So a morning after pill cannot kill a human being.  Presumably, it is then fine.  Allahu alam...

Now about only type of birth control being allowed??...i mean birth control is birth control...how are some inequivalent to others?  This seems fairly wrong to me.

And about taking only opinions which satisfy our desires -- the pick and choose fatwa consumer -- beware oh ye condemners!   Islam is very broad, very open minded and there is a lot of scope for very different opinions.  The prophet did not ask us to seek out the most difficult path; the most conservative path -- the path which because it is so difficult that it seemingly cannot lead us astray.

You should know that often the easiest path is correct, and those who seek difficulty simply to protect themselves may be protecting themselves, but once they try to pass it off to others, they may be doing great harm to islam and the muslims.  For example, it has been written that Umar (ra) denied himself 9 out of every 10 halal things.  Now had he forbade the muslims 9 out every 10 halal things, there would have been social upheaval and folks would probably have left islam in droves.

Remember, Islam is about worship and ensuring that people worship, and this can only happen if it is fairly easy for them.  I.e. piety and ease are not necessarily contradictory.

Having said just as life is no cakewake the practice of islam is not always ridiculously easy.  Sometimes you have to struggle.  But one shouldn't always have to struggle.  Else one is leading the wrong sort of life, and one should move toward a life where islam is much easier to practice.

sorry for the lecture...
06/10/04 at 15:07:45
lucid9
Re: Birth Control and Morning after PillSaam
06/10/04 at 15:09:57
[slm]

In my studies, I have also read something similar.  For one, I read that all Muslims are encouraged to propogate, so unless there is a good reason, birth control is disliked.

As far as what is permitted and not permitted, I read that certainly it is not permitted to kill a fertilized egg, except in the most extenuating circumstances (i.e. the mother is at risk of death if she goes through with the pregnancy).  Furthermore, after 120 days, we know that Allah breathes the soul into the fetus; the majority of the 'ulema have declared abortion 120 days following conception to be equal to murder since it is killing a soul.

As far as methods of contraception, I read that physical methods are permissible (such as condoms, withdrawal), but chemical methods (such as pills) are not since they alter the natural makeup of the body and can at times have permanent side effects (leading even to sterilization).

This is just what I have read; I hope this helps!

[slm]
Saam  ;-)
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
Abu_Hamza
06/10/04 at 16:32:30
[slm]

I would suggest to the original poster of this thread, and others, to seek people of knowledge who can answer this question.  The imam of your masjid would be a good person to begin with.  There are no scholars on this message board, and since this is a fiqhi question which not only requires a deep knowledge and understanding of Qur'an and hadith, but also the biological sciences, there will be no further discussion on this topic.

This thread is now locked.  

Wa jazakum Allahu khairan.

P.S. If anyone has a scholarly fatwa that they wish to share, from a reliable source, please send it to me and I will add it here.
Re: Birth Control and Morning after Pill
Abu_Hamza
06/17/04 at 19:12:23
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Moderator's Note:

[url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/madina/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=sal]Br. Salem[/url] has requested me to post this fatwa in this thread.  However, I would like to point out to the readers that there may be different opinions regarding the issue at hand, and that the following article does not state its source.  Furthermore, if this issue is relevant and important to you, I would strongly suggest that you please seek sources of knowledge who can give you a fatwa based upon your particular circumstances.  All this is said with all due respect and reverence to the Shuyookh quoted herein (may Allah reward them abundantly)[/color][/i]



Due to the significance of this topic as one of the most frequently being asked questions in many occasion I would like to add this for our convenience and I hope we shall now  be  free of any confusion or doubt  
Quoted from the book Islamic FATAWA regarding WOMEN  
Here is the question answered by  
Sheikh Abulaziz ibn Baz   (the former grand mufti of Saudi Arabia )also president of the General Presidency of Islamic Research ,Ifta. Call  and Propagation ,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 
He is also the President of many Islamic Committees and Councils.The prominent among these are, Senior Scholars Committee of the Kingdom .Permanent Committee for Islamic and Educational Research ,the founding Committee of the Muslem world League. World Supreme Council for Mosques .Islamic jurisprudence Assembly Makkah ;and the member of the Supreme Council of the Islamic University at Madinah, and the Supreme Committee for Islamic Propagation  




Ruling concerning birth control
Question: what is the ruling concerning birth control ?

Answer: This is a contemporary issue and many people ask about it .In the previous session of the conference of the leading scholars (for Saudi Arabia )there was study of this issue. They issued a verdict according to their opinion on this issue In sum they concluded that it is not allowed to take birth control pills.Allah has sanctioned the means that lead to procreation and a larger Muslem nation .The prophet said  

Marry the child-bearing ,loving woman for I shall outnumber the peoples by you on the day of Resurrection
 
Another narration states at the end ,"[outnumber ]the prophets on the Day of resurrection." The Muslem Nation is in need of  being increased in numbers so that it may worship Allah strive in his way ,and defend the Muslems by the will of Allah,from plots of their enemies .It is s must to avoid such things[as birth control and not to use them except in the case of dire necessity.If  there is a necessity there is no harm.[this would be].for example. If the woman has some illness in her uterus or so  forth that would  hard  her is she were to become a pregnant. Then she may use such pills the extent of her need. This is also the case if she already  has many children and it would become a hardship on her to have another one soon then she my use the birth control  pills for specific amount of time, such as one year or two years ,which is the amount of time which is designated for breast feeding, until she reaches the stage where she would be  able to raise the children properly. But if the woman is taking just so she will be free of responsibility to be able to work or to live a comfortable life and other similar reasons why women take such pills these days,[it should be understood that]for these reasons it is not allowed to take birth control pills

Answered by sheikh ibn baz  




Also the following question is answered by the standing committee (eminent scholars similar to sheikh Ibn Baz ,Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen ,sheikh Ibn Jibrin ,)




Ruling concerning using birth control  
Question: what is the ruling the use of birth control pills by married couple ?

Answer:it is not allowed for a wife to use birth control pills out of dislike for having many children or out for fear of having to support the children .It is permissible to use them to prevent pregnancy due to illness that may harm the woman if she becomes pregnant or if she can not give birth in the natural fashion but is in need of a medical operation to give birth. This and other cases are permissible due to necessity. In those types of cases, she may use birth control pills unless she learns from specialized doctors that those pills may be harmful to her in some other fashion .
         
answered by the standing committee  

[wlm]
06/17/04 at 19:14:33
Abu_Hamza


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