Zakir Naik – Family Planning in Islam

			My name is Lakshmi. I'm a journalist. I have two questions. The first one is on family planning. I
was told by another Muslim friend of mine, that you don't encourage family planning. Now, I'm sure
probably my grandmother's generation were more than happy to produce 1015 children. But given the
state of affairs today, I mean, how is it possible to put a stop if you don't have family planning?
Sister that two questions, very good questions, but long answers.
		

			First question is family planning that she said the sister, in my grandmother's time produce more
children good, but now the world is changing.
		

			Let's see whether grandmother is right or you're right.
		

			In Islam, as far as family planning is concerned, family planning is a big word. But there's
unanimous agreement.
		

			That as far as permanent method is concerned, all the Islamic scholars Everyone agreed that it is
haram to back Tommy, vasectomy, it's prohibited, even abortion, it's prohibited unless it is to save
the life of the mother. In that case, you can do permanent method you can do abortion. For example,
the doctor tells you that the lady has heart problem and if she conceives again it may be danger to
life or if he has multiple seizure in Section 3451. More child will be determined to health than any
method is permitted. So as far as permanent method is concerned, abortion is concerned is anonymous
agreement. It is haram because Quran says in Surah Anam chapter number six verse number 151, that
		

			kill not your children for want of sustenance, for its Allah subhanho wa Taala Almighty God who will
give sustainance to you no children. The message repeated in Surah Surah chapter 17 Verse number 31
Kill not children for want of sustenance for ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala Almighty God will give such
deeds to you and your children.
		

			Your we realize based on this verse of the Quran, killing children is prohibited. Furthermore, as
far as temporary method is concerned, I being a medical doctor
		

			I first contraception is concerned, the most common is a cup of tea. And we learned in the medical
college, that it's a contraception
		

			but we realize it's not a contraception it's a contra implantation. Though Woman This form has
already met the form the zygote, but it is a very early abortion. It's called as a contraception.
The right technical word is contra implantation. And if you let your imagination a bit ahead, it is
nothing but an early abortion. So this tool is prohibited the different opinion as far as temporary
method is concerned. But our beloved prophet masala Solomon person approached the Prophet and said,
that used to do
		

			that is coitus interruptus, breaking that
		

			and preventing the fluid of the male to enter the female body, the prophet of silent. Now one group
of scholars said because the Prophet was silent, he permitted, the other group of scholars said
because you're silent depravity, difference opinion, but let's get back to the main reason.
		

			So as far as copper tea is concerned that to his private ID, OC pills oral contraceptive, it changes
the physiology of the body. Allah says in the Quran in surah, room, chapter 30, verse number 30, do
not change the physiology of the body and being a medical doctor, I know there are so many
complications for that. Now, coming to the basic question, why should a person want to do family
planning? is a basic question. Let's treat the cause. You know, we as medical doctors, we prefer
treating, killing the germs rather than symptomatic treatment. One thing is symptomatic treatment,
the other is knowing the cause
		

			and killing the cause. Now, broadly, majorly, they can be two reasons why a person has to do family
planning. One can be
		

			because he's poor. And poverty prevents him from looking after many children.
		

			The other reason maybe he is rich, but having more children more spacing. He can make them doctors
engineer that cetera.
		

			Now coming to the first reason, that if a person is poor, Islam has the solution for poverty, don't
kill human beings. The solution is in Islam, one of the pillars of Islam is every rich Muslim was a
saving of more than the nisab level more than 85 grams of gold he or she should give 2.5% of that
saving every lunarian charity, if every rich human being gives us a cat power it will be advocated
from this world. They will not be a single human being will die of hunger. I first poverty is there.
The solution is it's not killing human beings.
		

			Now, second reason maybe I'm rich, I've got money, but I
		

			Want to make my son a doctor and to make an engineer, so I just facing less children? I can take
care of them better. Sister. I am the fifth child of my parents. If my parents were in family
planning out and I've been here today
		

			and do you know Sister, I am a medical doctor. You know, because today's society, the best
profession they say, is medical doctor, right? So am I a boon or a bane for society, sister, fifth
child of my parents, if my parents didn't family planning to be here, but I gave up my professional
for doctor for a better profession that is spreading the truth. Allah says in the Quran in surah
Forcella chapter 41 Muslim a 33 woman Hassan Nicola Montoya Llahi Mamilla folly home, Allah in any
Muslimeen who is better speech than man who invites people to the Lord, to Almighty God, verse
righteousness and faith. I'm the one who submits my will to Almighty God, I choose to be a doctor
		

			because I thought it was the best profession. It is a good profession. I'm not against it. But I
found a better profession. From a doctor of a body, I became a doctor of a soul. If I was a medical
doctor, you didn't have found in 15,000 people here, right? You didn't come to hear a doctor of the
body, you came to hear a doctor for soul. So when I found a better profession, I changed from a
doctor for body to a doctor for soul. So I made a boon or a bane for society. So it's a fallacy. As
far as pricing is concerned, Almighty God has given an extra spacing known as lactation amenorrhea,
breastfeeding, the moment you breastfeed, automatic there is facing. But today's modern woman didn't
		

			want to breastfeed because they will lose the figure.
		

			Almighty God has given lactation amenorrhea so now, there is a fallacy what people think that if you
have less children, you can educate them better. If you analyze and check the history of the Nobel
Prize winners.
		

			All of them are not the single child. Many have a second child, third child, fourth child, fifth
child, they were Nobel Prize winners, they were intelligent.
		

			So it is a misunderstanding that there is in the Quran. In surah Anam, Chapter Six was 151 and Surah
Surah chapter 17 Verse 31. It sounds similar. The first verse Sudan, chapter six, verse 151, says,
kill not have children for Wonder sustainance for it is Allah Subhana Allah Almighty God, who will
give sustainance to you and your child. This verse is referring to the poor people, that if they
have one more child, even I will die, and my children will die. The next verse of surah, chapter 17,
verse 31, the order is reversed, kill not to children for one to sustain. It's for the Almighty God
who will give sustenance to a child and you why the order reversed. Check in verse refers to the
		

			rich people. Don't worry, if you have more children, he will not die. He's worried about his
children. So God says He will take care of children as well as you.
		

			And now we realize, sister that if you go to America, they encourage population and the children
wear a t shirt. I am my father's taxsaver The most children you have the less tax you pay. Same in
Canada same in Australia, in India, it's opposite humbo hamara dough aka ba ba da Gama company
		

			it is a problem with Indian government you know China
		

			has the maximum population India number two do no sister today the two superpower in future which
countries are there, China and India why? Because the population. So, grandmother is correct. The
more population you have
		

			the chances of the country to improve China today is a country which is the maximum improving
		

			and India is neck to neck fighting with China. So the difference of opinion who will be superpower
in the next 20 years some say India some say China why? America nowhere?
		

			Australia is nowhere and it has no way. So sister population is a boon it's not a bane, you should
know how to utilize it.
		

			We don't know how to utilize what we have to tell the government you change your laws to utilize the
man force to utilize the population so grandmother was correct that the more children you have
		

			she will also be better and the third category sister the unborn.
		

			They aren't bothered about less children. I can take care of them better know what they say who want
to take the headache of bringing the children you know I'm rich no problem money. I'm not bothered
with my son become the doctor engineer, but do was to take care of looking after the children third
category
		

			You know, there are certain communities, you know, even Gujaratis, they marry early.
		

			They have children early. And by the time they're 35 years old, 40 years old, they child if 15
years, 20 years, they are sitting on the seat of the business of the Father. So by the time they
reach 45, they can retire.
		

			They have to wait to 60 years. Married only has children. Children take care of the business and the
relax early. So even the third category is they want to enjoy life. It is better, they marry early.
They have children, they take care of the business then enjoy life better.
		

			So that's the reason as far as planning is concerned. Allah says in surah Imran chapter three verse
number 54, macro macro Allah Allah Hera marketing, they plan and plot it Allah to plan Allah is the
best of planners. So if you feel Almighty God can plan your family better, leave it to Almighty God.
If you can think you can do better, the choice is yours. I believe in Almighty God, I let him run my
family and that's the reason I'm here.