Is birthcontrol halaal in islam?

[Faith Hope Charity]

Peace be with you, JD :peace:

Well bully for you.

Comon, don't be like that. All I'm saying is that anything's possible in the real world.

He still is/was.

You'd be surprised, man. JP2's 'Theology of the Body' is a time bomb ready to explode any minute now.

It's not something I have to worry about too much other than my taxes having to help support those kids that have been born to people who cannot afford to support their own kids. Puts me in mind of Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" song, "every sperm is sacred".

I feel the same way about paying taxes to a government that funds abortion. My friends & I are currently figuring out how to present this case in court (seriously).


Okie dokie! Let's just agree to disagree about the whole thing!


Peace be with you Shaunee :peace:

My mother in law was in a confession booth after she had my husband, she tells the priest her sins and adds "I use birthcontrol". He asked her why.... she said that her and husband cannot afford to have another child, they were struggling and it's not fair to the kids. The priest said she had no faith that God will provide, and if she does not stop using birth control, she has NO absolution. (meaning, the priest won't forgive her, so that means God won't forgiver her, so she's going to hell for using birthcontrol).

A priest cannot absolve you from your sins unless you make an 'Act of Sorrow' whereby you promise God that with the help of His grace, you'll try not to commit the same sin again. If your mother-in-law confessed that she's on artificial birth control & has no intention to give it up, then that's 'Imperfect Contrition.' It'll be like a murderer confessing he has just killed someone, & in the back of his mind knowing he's going to commit another murder tomorrow. The purpose of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is to build the relationship between the penitent & God through a conversion of heart. It's not a pep talk that aims to remove guilt & make sinners feel better. I hope the priest offered more advice & suggested natural alternatives.


Take this scenario: A woman refuses to go off the pill because she can't afford to feed/clothe/shelter another child (not being able to buy him/her a Play Station doesn't count as financial trouble). So let's say the pill failed & the woman fell pregnant. She can't bear giving birth to the child & putting him/her up for adoption. What's her only other option? Abortion! God forbid.


You see how sin breeds sin :o