Avoiding Pregnancy to go for Hajj

Question:

I have recently married and my husband plans to go hajj next year along with me.

Is this a valid reason to avoid pregnancy on health accounts till after haj

Answer:

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to avoid pregnancy –with your husband’s permission- in order to perform Haj^[1].

For a detailed explanation on contraceptives, refer to the following link,

http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/24639

And Allaah Ta’aala Knows Best

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.idealwoman.org

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بدائع الصنائع\ كتاب الاستحسان

ج 6\ص 503 (العلمية)

يُكْرَهُ لِلزَّوْجِ أَنْ يَعْزِلَ عَنْ امْرَأَتِهِ الْحُرَّةِ بِغَيْرِ رِضَاهَا؛ لِأَنَّ الْوَطْءَ عَنْ إنْزَالٍ سَبَبٌ لِحُصُولِ الْوَلَدِ، وَلَهَا فِي الْوَلَدِ حَقٌّ، وَبِالْعَزْلِ يَفُوتُ الْوَلَدُ، فَكَأَنَّهُ سَبَبًا لِفَوَاتِ حَقِّهَا، وَإِنْ كَانَ الْعَزْلُ بِرِضَاهَا لَا يُكْرَهُ؛ لِأَنَّهَا رَضِيَتْ بِفَوَاتِ حَقِّهَا (ج