{"id":24366,"date":"2022-03-27T18:36:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T18:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=24366"},"modified":"2022-03-27T18:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T18:37:21","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-azl-and-other-regular-forms-of-contraception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/what-is-the-difference-between-azl-and-other-regular-forms-of-contraception\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Difference Between Azl and Other Regular Forms of Contraception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 05973<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Somebody asked what is the difference between azl and other regular forms of contraception, why is\u00a0 one unreservedly okay whilst the other is restrictedly permissible<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The narrations from Allah&#8217;s Messenger (\ufdfa) differ about contraception. Some narrations seem to indicate permissibility, others seem to indicate the prohibition, whilst other narrations seem to show that contraception is not beneficial.<a href=\"#sdfootnote1sym\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The narrations that indicate permissibility:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported: We used to practice &#8216;azl during the life of Allah&#8217;s Messenger (\ufdfa).<a href=\"#sdfootnote2sym\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Narrated Jabir (RA): In the lifetime of Allah&#8217;s Messenger (\ufdfa) when the Qur&#8217;an was being revealed, we used to engage in &#8216;Azl. Hence, if it had been something forbidden, the Qur&#8217;an would have forbade us from doing it. [Agreed upon].<a href=\"#sdfootnote3sym\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The narrations that indicate the prohibition:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abu Sa&#8217;eed narrated:&#8221; Azl was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah and he said: &#8216;Why would one of you do that?'&#8221;<a href=\"#sdfootnote4sym\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It was narrated from \u02bcUmar bin al-Khattab that the Prophet (\ufdfa) forbade &#8216;azl (coitus interruptus) with a free woman, except with her permission.<a href=\"#sdfootnote5sym\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The narrations that seem to indicate that contraception is not beneficial: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Jabir narrated: &#8220;We said: &#8216;O Messenger of Allah! We practice Azl, but the Jews claim that it is minor infanticide.&#8217; So he said: &#8216;The Jews lie. When Allah wants to create it, nothing can prevent Him.'&#8221;<a href=\"#sdfootnote6sym\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abu Sa&#8217;id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah&#8217;s Messenger (\ufdfa) was asked about &#8216;azl, whereupon he said: The child does not come from all the liquid (semen) and when Allah intends to create anything nothing can prevent it (from coming into existence).<a href=\"#sdfootnote7sym\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">From these narrations, we can deduce that if contraception is done for a valid reason, it will be permissible.<a href=\"#sdfootnote8sym\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Since we can deduce from the narrations that contraceptives are generally disliked, the type of contraception that was practised during the life of The Prophet Muhammad PBUH namely Azl [Temporary Reversible Contraception] will be permissible though disliked. Permanent Irreversible Contraception will be valid only when the woman&#8217;s life is in danger or her life is seriously threatened permanently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote1anc\">1<\/a> Darse Tirmidhi , Volume 3 , Page 380, Maktaba Darul Uloom Karachi<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote2anc\">2<\/a> Sahih Muslim 1440<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote3anc\">3<\/a> Bulugh al-Maram Book 8, Hadith 71<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote4anc\">4<\/a> Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1138<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote5anc\">5<\/a> Musnad Ahmad 212<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote6anc\">6<\/a> Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1136<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote7anc\">7<\/a> Sahih Muslim 1438<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#sdfootnote8anc\">8<\/a> Darse Tirmidhi , Volume 3 , Page 380, Maktaba Darul Uloom Karachi<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 05973 &nbsp; Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; Somebody asked what is the difference between azl and other regular&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24366"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24812,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24366\/revisions\/24812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}