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We have the next question, Brother Imteaz from India,

a shalatabaraq Allah, the land of my ancestors,

Brother Imteas from India, he emails and he asks that is it permissible to practice

family planning in Islam and the extent of family planning? Is it allowed to space children out and what methods of

contraception can be used?

Wamaa a rusal a min kobdika I'll

ri jalan no he

I lah i him

fas alu al- al-Likirin, um, kun, tumtum la Tala moon.

So again, I have given a longer lecture, but again, just to summarize in a brief answer here, that it is permissible to practice family planning and to use and avail yourself to any type of

contraceptive that does not in and of itself harm the body permanently or long term.

Any type of contraceptive that is deemed to be safe is permissible and family

planning is permissible except in one scenario. In one scenario it becomes

theologically problematic and therefore it should not be done and that is that if the reason that you are spacing children out if the reason that you are delaying or even stopping to have children is because you feel that you cannot afford to have children. In this case you have

contradicted the Quran that Allah says, Nah nah nah nah nahruzukukkum we're going to take care of your

children and feed them and we shall feed you as well and therefore

If you space your children out because it is easier you know for

maintenance of the the time because again a child takes up a lot of time and your wife she might be partially

working or maybe tired or maybe even just not possible for her to take care of multiple youngsters at a time so she says you know I'll wait two three years

until this this toddler is able to take care a little bit of himself then I can

move on to the next child and you plan in this manner no problem or she has a

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