Re: Aborting a baby
She mentioned both and said she wouldn’t use either..
Anyway here are the full rulings on using contraception:
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Is contraception permissible? Is it disliked? What is the better way?**
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad, his folk, companions, and followers
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
Contraception is permitted. However, it is superior not to engage in contraception without genuine reason or benefit, because the Qur’an and Sunna have encouraged having children, and there is great benefit to the individual and society in raising righteous children. Allama Jad al-Haqq (Allah have mercy on him), the pious late 20th Century Shaykh al-Azhar, wrote in a fatwa dated 1399 AH (1979 CE), that:
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Contraception is permitted if the husband and wife agree, as there is nothing in the Qur’an or Sunna to prohibit it; rather, the hadiths and practice of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate permissibility, and this is confirmed by the words of the jurists across the schools of Islamic law.
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It is not permitted to engage in contraception without the agreement of the spouse–for both husband and wife.
Contemporary forms of contraception, whether used by the husband or the wife, are akin to the `azl (ejaculating outside the vagina) mentioned in the hadiths, as is explicitly understood from the words of the jurists of the Hanafi and other schools. Rather, they are superior, more natural, and less harmful.
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It is not permitted to use irreversible contraception–such as sterilization.
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It is not permitted for there to be state-imposed forcible population planning.
[Summarized from Jad al-Haqq’s fatwa, from Mawsu`at Fatawa Dar al-Ifta’ al-Masriyya]
Other contemporary fuqaha state likewise.
**While some texts indicate that it is somewhat disliked (makruh tanzihan) to do so, this is not what most of the major jurists of the Hanafi school state. **
Even jurists who stated that it is disliked mentioned that if there is a sound reason or benefit to engage in contraception then it is not disliked. **In our times, this would include reasons such as having a manageable family size, when one does not have the support of extended families in raising the children; the desire to give the children the attention, education, and support they need in difficult times; genuine (physical or emotional) health reasons, and so on.
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However, we understand at the same time that one of the purposes (maqasid) and wisdoms of marriage is to have children, as mentioned by Imam Ghazali in his Ihya’ Ulum al-Din.
The Qur’an and Sunna of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) have encouraged having children. There is great benefit to the individual and society in having children. Not only does having righteous children maintain healthy communities and societies, but it also teaches humanity: few things are more effective in teaching good character, mercy, compassion, and true love as having children does. This is why the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Marry and multiply.” [Abu Dawud and Nasa’i]
**Regarding the Permissibility of Contraception
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Sayyiduna Jabir ibn Abd Allah (Allah be pleased with him), the notable Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) relates that,
“We used to engage in contraception (`azl) while the Qur’an was being revealed. Had it been something that was interdicted, the Qur’an would have forbidden it.” [Bukhari (5209); Muslim (4220)]
Kasani (Allah have mercy on him) states in Bada’i al-Sana'i (2.334-335),
“It is disliked to engage in contraception (`azl, preventative ejaculation) with one’s wife without her permission. This is because intercourse with ejaculation is the means to having a child, and having a child is her right. By resorting to contraception [without her permission], having a child is prevented, which is akin to being a reason for not fulfilling her right. However, if the contraception was with the wife’s agreement (rida), then it is not disliked. In such a case, she will have willingly forgone her right.”
This is also mentioned by Marghinani in al-Hidaya, and Nasafi in Kanz al-Daqa’iq. Zayla`i confirms this in his commentary on Kanz al-Daqa’iq. Tabyin al-Haqa’iq Sharh Kanz al-Daqa’iq, 6.21]
Ibn Taymiyya (Allah have mercy on him) and others relate that the permissibility of contraception with the wife’s permission is agreed upon by the four schools of Sunni Islam. al-Fatawa al-Kubra, 2.101]
Ibn Nujaym (Allah have mercy on him) says in al-Bahr al-Ra’iq Sharh Kanz al-Daqa’iq,
“The permissibility of contraception (`azl) is the position of the generality of scholars, because of the [abovementioned] hadith in Bukhari…” [3.214]
**Is Contraception Disliked, Though? **
Ibn Nujaym then quotes Ibn al-Humam (Allah have mercy on him), who mentioned in his magnificent commentary on al-Hidaya, Fath al-Qadir, that some scholars of the Hanafi school considered contraception to be permitted yet disliked, while others did not consider it disliked. ibid.]
Mulla Khusro, the great Ottoman master jurist, said in al-Durar, that it is permitted to engage in contraception. He does not state that it is disliked. [1.315] Shurunbulali (Allah have mercy on him) does likewise in his marginal commentary, al-Shurunbulaliyya. In fact, he relates that some scholars permitted it even without permission because of the bad times.
The Fatawa Hindiyya, compiled by some of the greatest jurists of Moghul India under commission from the righteous Sultan Aurangzeb, explicitly negates that it is disliked by stating,
"Contraception is not disliked with the wife’s permission… " [1.315]
This is also what Haskafi relates in al-Durr al-Mukhtar, and is confirmed by the words of Ibn Abidin in his marginal commentary (hashiya), Radd al-Muhtar.
And Allah alone gives success.
Faraz Rabbani
Source: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4735&CATE=117
Question:
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Is it permissible to use modern forms of birth control, and when is their use permissible? Is it permissible for one who has a lot of children and fears, for example, that one will not be able to properly care for them? **
Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Answer:
There are two kinds of birth control. One kind prevents pregnancy by permanently eliminating the ability to bear children. This kind is not permitted, as the erudite Ibn Hajar clearly states in the Tuhfa (8.241). Men and women are equal in this regard.
As for the means that delay pregnancy rather than eliminating the ability to bear children, there is some detail regarding them. If it is through the practice of withdrawal (coitus interruptus), which is to withdraw the penis before ejaculation so that semen doesn’t enter the vagina, this is permissible, though disliked, according to our school. Similar to this is what is asked about – that being wearing a barrier (e.g. a condom)] over the penis such that semen enters it; this is permissible, but disliked.
Other contemporary and well-known methods of birth control include oral contraceptives and vaginal suppositories. Using such methods is permissible as long as there is no harm in them. As for what is known as the coil (intrauterine device), which is a specific contraption that is placed in the woman’s uterus to prevent pregnancy, modern scholars have differed regarding it. Some exacting scholars, like our shaykh, the erudite Muhammad Al-Khateeb, have declared it forbidden because it involves exposing nakedness without excuse.
Amjad Rasheed
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=3949&CATE=335
