01-17-2008, 04:47 AM
<b>Muslims can use contraceptives, says Deobandâs fatwa</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi, January 16: Contradicting the popular belief that methods to control child birth are unlawful in Islam, a leading Islamic seminary has issued a fatwa allowing use of contraceptives by Muslims to keep a gap between two children.
âYes, it is allowable to temporarily use contraceptives,â says a recent fatwa by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband in response to a query whether one can use contraception to avoid the next child.
Clerics at Uloomâs Darul ifta, the body which issues fatwas, says contraceptives are permissible so that âthe children are properly nourishedâ.
However, the Islamic body doesnât say anything about the permanent methods of contraceptions like vasectomy or tubectomy.
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âYes, it is allowable to temporarily use contraceptives,â says a recent fatwa by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband in response to a query whether one can use contraception to avoid the next child.
Clerics at Uloomâs Darul ifta, the body which issues fatwas, says contraceptives are permissible so that âthe children are properly nourishedâ.
However, the Islamic body doesnât say anything about the permanent methods of contraceptions like vasectomy or tubectomy.
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