An insight into the use of contraceptives in Islam.

It has for long been argued that perhaps preventing pregnancy in any way other than abstaining from intercourse is intervening in God's ways. Faith is that it is solely in God's hands to decide what happens in an individual's life and any attempt to interfere in His decisions is a heinous sin. What has also given us food for thought is the idea that contraception has inadvertently had a major role to play in promoting promiscuity, which is considered a sin in Islam. People are more prone to become actively involved in sexual activity if they know that pregnancy is a rare possibility with contraception and hence it is unlikely that they will have to bear the brunt of the consequences. Moreover, when one member of the couple secretly uses or disuses contraception, it not only jeopardizes the relationship but also raises questions of ethical disparagement of honesty between them. A wife or a husband may not be in favour of having a child at the time, or even vice versa, but because one member goes against the plan without the knowledge of the other, it leads to disagreements.