Answer...
Answer: In the view of Islam, increasing the number of generations for that person who has the ability and who possesses a wife and a (comfortable) life is Mustahab (highly recommended) and a greater number of children does not result in poverty except if the person’s life goes against the religion of Islam and the correct principles (of life) since the Creator of the Universe is the Sustainer and you can not have a Creator who is not the Sustainer.
That which becomes a source of poverty is ignorance and not going out to work through employing Tawakkul (reliance upon Allah) and to indulge in extravagance and miserliness which Islam has prohibited and made forbidden. That which acts as a source of (economic) independence is knowledge, practice (upon which one knows) and proper economics (in one’s life). In the event that poverty or economic challenges come into play, then controlling and planning the number…