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Rancangan Keluarga - 2
What is the Islamic ruling on family planning, including sterilisation and limiting the number of children?
Short answer
The 12th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 20 February 1977 divided family planning into three categories.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 12th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 20 February 1977 divided family planning into three categories. Sterilising a man or woman is forbidden, and preventing births or limiting the number of children is also forbidden unless there are reasons permitted by Islamic law for the individuals concerned. Organising the family for health, education and family well-being by other means is permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Memandulkan lelaki atau perempuan hukumnya adalah haram.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Rancangan Keluarga - 2”, 20 February 1977. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#rancangan-keluarga-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sterilisation-and-limiting-children-family-planning-ruling/