Fertility and Contraception
56 questions
Is it permissible to obey one's husband in matters of birth control, and is it forbidden to become pregnant without his consent, given that I have three daughters and no sons?
Is it permissible for a Muslim female doctor who supports her family to work in a mixed hospital examining both men and women, or to work in a family planning center that is restricted to women but requires her to perform or participate in abortions if the fetus is not older than twelve weeks?
Can birth control delay the birth of a child, or is its birth date predetermined and unchangeable?
Is it permissible to postpone conception, and for how long? What are the best methods of contraception and abortion for a fetus in its early days? What is the effect of abortion on a woman's fertility? And what is the opinion of the majority of scholars on this matter?
Is a woman's use of fertility-enhancing pills to increase her chances of pregnancy considered reprehensible (makruh) or forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible to use contraception without the husband's knowledge if the husband is violent and insists on having children, while the wife suffers from health issues and does not wish to become pregnant again?
Is it permissible for a wife to use contraceptives without her husband's knowledge, given that he agrees to postpone pregnancy but they differ on the method of contraception?
Is it obligatory to give breast milk to an infant who is unable to eat other food?