Is family planning allowed in Islam?
If yes then can the reason be financial difficulties or is that not allowed because every child brings his/her own ‘rizq’? Response: I have already answered a similar question question and my answer can be viewed in the Family Issues section in the Question and Answer archive. I have undergone some change in opinion on the issue since I wrote that answer though. Also look at what I have written in response to a question on Islamic stance on abortion (March 2, 2004). The following is the basic verse which is normally employed to come to an understanding on the issue: “You shall not kill your children for fear of want, for it is We Who provide sustenance for them as well as for you; surely killing them is a great blunder.” (17:31) I think what this verse is basically saying is that although killing anyone is a big crime, killing one’s own children is an even bigger crime and if that has been done for fear of poverty then it is indeed a matter of big shame. However, what we can infer from
