Q1209: Is it permissible to prevent pregnancy before conception in any one of the different ways which doctors suggest these days?

A: It is permissible to prevent pregnancy, but it is not permissible to make one infertile if the couple do not have any children; however, if they already have children, it is permissible.

Q1210: Nowadays, for the purpose of family planning, women undergo surgeries to make themselves permanently infertile. Is it permissible to do so if a couple both agree on it, and if they do not want to have any children?

A: It is permissible provided that they already have some children, and this is to prevent any hardship concerning women's pregnancies.