In the Name of Allāh, the Entirely Gracious, the Exclusively Merciful

📩 Question:

The questioner asks: What is the ruling of a woman using contraceptive pills which causes the menstruation to stop so that she can fast?

📝 The answer:

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) created the woman upon this nature, and that is the exiting of menstrual blood from her every month generaly. For a woman to remain according to her nature is more correct for her body, and better for her.

The legislation has commanded her to not fast and make up those fasts which she missed. In the Saheehayn on the authority of ‘A’ishah (رضي الله عنها) who said:
كنا نُؤمرُ بِقضاء الصيام ولا نُؤمرُ بقضاء الصلاة
“We were ordered to make up for the fast, but were not ordered to make up for the prayer.”
i.e. during menstruation.

So for her to remain upon her natural state is better for her, and using these pills may effect her health, thus, leaving it off is better. It may cause some women harm, and those women for whom it causes harm whilst she knows that that is the case, then it is impermissible for her. If it causes harm then for her it is impermissible. As for some women it may not cause harm due to it being used rarely on a monthly occasion, so perhaps it may not cause any harm or it may cause some slight pains only.

It is disliked for the one who it causes slight pain for, as for the one who faces extreme pain and harm then it is impermissible for them.

(لا ضرر ولا ضرار)
“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
﴿وَلا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ﴾
“Do not contribute to your destruction with your own hands”

As for the acceptance of her fast, if no blood leaves her then the fast is correct. If her menstrual blood has stopped and doesn’t exit her, and she fasts, then the fast is correct. However, from the angle of advice, then the woman is advised to leave this off and to remain upon her natural state and that is better for her.

Original Fatwa:
https://t.me/ibnhezam/16732

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