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  • Are Muslims Encouraged To Have Too Many Children?

    Posted by Mumin Ahmad on March 1, 2025 at 8:38 am

    Assalamualaikum

    Are Muslims supposed/ encouraged to have too many children? Are there any Quranic verses or authentic ahadith supporting this stance?

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad replied 4 months, 1 week ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Are Muslims Encouraged To Have Too Many Children?

  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar March 2, 2025 at 6:29 am

    There is no directive in the Qur’an that encourages Muslims to have more children. There is a hadith in which the prophet suggested to marry a women who can produce more children as he will be taking pride in the number of his ummah.

    This hadith can be understood in the historical context when more number of Muslims were required to counter the overwhelming opponents. That was not a permanent directive for all ages.

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