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Family Planing causing health difficulties

16-07-1998

Question 566

My understanding is that planning for having kids is OK in Islam, but limiting it is not. I have four kids, wal Hamdu li Llah, and I am in my 36th year and about to turn 37. Actually I love kids, and I feel guilty having my IUD, a means to avoid pregnancy, for my 5th year now. My husband is a good Muslim, wal Hamdu li Llah, but he does not like me to have more kids. Finally, I decided, and told him about it, next month, in-sha-Allah, I plan to remove that device from my body. For you information this device is causing problems in my menstrual timing (monthly period), and also causes infection.
Thanks, and baraka Allahu feekom.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

The answer to your question is found in the following three points:

Kind Treatment of Spouses
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