“Surely Allah wishes ease for you and does not wish difficulty upon you.

“Surely Allah wishes ease for you and does not wish difficulty upon you.” Surah al-Baqarah, Verse 185 Imam Ridha (peace be upon him) has said, “It is not recommended for a man that to refrain from using perfume every day.” Wasa`il ash-Shi`a, Volume 1, Page 441, Hadith 2 `Allamah Khalid Muhammad Khalid In the book entitled, “We Start From Here” , he has stated the following opinion that: “This issue must be made completely clear to the people that not only is an uncontrolled increase in population not something that can not be praised, rather, from the point of view of the society and economy is actually something very dangerous.

Unfortunately, the Islamic nations have not been able to fully grasp this societal issue and it is because of this, that we are now forced to announce the correct view of Islam on this issue. The teachings of Islam – whether they be from the point of view of the benefit of the individual and whether they be in relation to the over-all well being of the society - state that family planning is something which is necessary.

According to the Islamic teachings, any sort of population growth which is not in accordance with the economic growth and the planning and management of the society is actually considered as a trial and punishment from the Divine.” The Late `Allamah Mahmud Shaltut The rector of the Al-Azhar University in Egypt had written in his book, under the topic of, “The View of Islam and Family Planning” that: “The religion of Islam has never desired to make the society weak, rather, it has desired to bring forth a safe and powerful nation and the only way that this is possible is through family planning.” *** The Noble Prophet of Islam (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said, “Have modesty in relation to other women (when you deal with them) so that when others deal with your women, they too show modesty.” Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, Volume 15, Page 174, Hadith 5 Respected Administrator of the Center for Health of Gunbud Kawwus Province, Engineer Larijani In His Name, the Most High Peace be upon you, With respect – in relation to the answer that was given to letter number 46851 on the date 1/7/1369 from your office in relation to question asked in regards to keeping a gap between the birth of two children through making use of the instruments that prevent pregnancy according to the beliefs of the Hanafi school of thought.