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My Somali Bantu friends have an attitude that they shouldn't do anything but accept the will of Allah when it comes to conception. Having a lot of children makes sense for farmers in a poor country, children are a help, you rely on them to care for you in old age, and so many die that you need to have more to make sure enough grow up to do so and carry on your family line. However, in an industrial nation like the USA, having many children means spreading your resources thinly so each of them has less of a chance to be successful (go to a good college, for instance) while the children don't contribute much to the economic well-being of their families and there are provisions for retirement so you don't have to be supported by your children in old age, and almost all children born live to grow up. Large families with more than five children are often poor families, here.

What is sensible and practical in the first circumstance is not so in the second. Would they be in violation of Islam to adopt the usual American practice of contraception to manage the size of their families?
 
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My Somali Bantu friends have an attitude that they shouldn't do anything but accept the will of Allah when it comes to conception. Having a lot of children makes sense for farmers in a poor country, children are a help, you rely on them to care for you in old age, and so many die that you need to have more to make sure enough grow up to do so and carry on your family line. However, in an industrial nation like the USA, having many children means spreading your resources thinly so each of them has less of a chance to be successful (go to a good college, for instance) while the children don't contribute much to the economic well-being of their families and there are provisions for retirement so you don't have to be supported by your children in old age, and almost all children born live to grow up. Large families with more than five children are often poor families, here. What is sensible and practical in the first circumstance is not so in the second. Would they be in violation of Islam to adopt the usual American practice of contraception to manage the size of their families?
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From http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/Contraception.htm
by Mufti Ebrahim Desai Q: Are contraceptives permissible?

A: All forms of reversible contraception (e.g. condoms, IUD, etc.) are permissible on condition that it is not used out of fear of poverty and also that it is consensual between husband and wife.

Hadhrat Abu Saéed Khudhry (RA) reports that one person asked Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) about Azal (Coitus Interruptus). Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) replied, 'When Allah Taãla intends creating a child, nothing can stop him.' (Mishkãt pg. 275; Qadeemi)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

From http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/587/contraception
Permissibility of contraception
Is contraception allowed ?

Al-hamdu lillaah.
Contraception is permitted under the following conditions:
Mutual agreement of both husband and wife. It does not cause harm. It is not be practiced on a permanent basis, but rather for a temporary period (such as two years until the breastfeeding of the current baby is completed, for example).

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
 
Thank you, Ramadhan, that was particularly informative! I have had the same thought myself: If Allah wants someone to conceive, contraception won't stop it! :)
 

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