Answer 3...

Answer 3: First and foremost, it behooves the Administration in charge of the affairs of the Islamic land to use all means possible in increasing life expectancy – which is something that is desired by the holy law – and in the case where (such) correct management is put in place and if (still) we reach a point where it is not possible to manage a greater population, then birth control (information) should be disseminated.

^3 Question 4: Just as it is customary in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortion of the fetus when the woman’s life is in danger, with the permission of their husband, women make use of medicines and things such as an I.U.D.s (Intrauterine Device) (an item that is placed inside the womb), a galea, the diaphragm, creams, jells and injections – all of which prevent fertilization of the egg.

Through this act, the men, with the consent of their wives, are spared from needing to use condoms (a rubber cover over the penis) and from practicing Coitus Interruptus (ejaculating outside of the woman). We request you to please put in writing the Islamic injunction in relation to what has been mentioned (above).

Answer 4: If the issues mentioned do not entail any danger or lead to defects of the (private) parts, and the husband has given his permission, then they are not a problem.[^4] Question 5: Is the woman and her husband - who from the point of view of the society and culture (that they live in) and by keeping in the mind conditions that exist within their surroundings and who know that they do not have the ability to bring up their children - permitted to provisionally not have any children?

Answer 5: Preventing a pregnancy using the religiously approved methods is not a problem.[^5] Question 6: In the event that the permission of the husband is necessary however he will in no way permit (any form of birth control), then what should be done? Answer 6: There is no other option except (to engage in birth control) with his permission.

^6 Question 7: In order to control population growth – according to the teachings of Islam - is it permitted for a woman to make use of the new methods of birth control such as the I.U.D., to have one’s tubes tied or birth control pills which would result in the prevention of pregnancy? Answer 7: Temporary birth control methods such as the birth control pill and other things such as this - if they do not pose any imminent danger - are not a problem.