Question: A woman is 42 years old, lacks the physical strength to bear children, and has an elderly mother-in-law who is bedridden. She is in a very difficult situation. Can she use a copper IUD in such a condition?
Answer: Based on the three reasons mentioned in the question, the detailed ruling on using a copper IUD to prevent pregnancy is as follows: It is not appropriate to use a copper IUD to prevent pregnancy due to the elderly mother-in-law’s illness or the woman’s age of 42 years. However, if the woman is so weak that she cannot endure the difficulties of pregnancy and childbirth, then it is permissible to use a copper IUD temporarily for birth control, provided that she already has children.
Sheikh Maqbool Ahmed Salafi (may Allah preserve him)
❪Jeddah Dawah Center, Al-Salamah District – Saudi Arabia❫
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