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Fatwa ID: | 81425 |
Title: | Birth Control after delivery |
Category: | Women |
Scholar: | Dr. Hatem al-Haj |
Date: | 05/06/2010 |
Question
After a baby's delivery how many years we can take birth controll?What was prophet`s(swa)recommendation about it?What types of control are allowed?
Answer
All praise be to Allah and may His blessings and peace be on His last messenger, Muhammad.
The Prophet’s recommendation is to wait until the mother is not breastfeeding anymore. Since women breastfeed for two years, that is the recommended spacing. More spacing is allowed. The permissible forms of birth control would be those methods that are safe, and that don’t result in permanent sterilization. Allah knows best.