Ruling and Medical Concerns Regarding Menstruation-Blocking Pills
Source: Fatawa Arkan al-Islam
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
◈ The use of menstruation-blocking pills is not Islamically objectionable, provided that:
◈ As far as my knowledge goes, these pills can be harmful to a woman because:
◈ The use of these pills may cause irregularities in a woman’s menstrual cycle, resulting in:
◈ Therefore, I do not declare the use of these pills harām, but:
((مَالَکِ؟ لَعَلَّکِ نفست؟ِ قُالت:ُ نَعَمْ قَالَ: ہَذَا شَیئٌ کَتَبَہُ اللّٰہُ عَلَی بَنَاتِ آدَمَ۔))
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥayḍ, Bāb al-Amr bi-n-Nufasā’ idhā Nufisna, ḥadīth no. 294; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Bāb Bayān Wujūh al-Iḥrām, ḥadīth no. 1211)
Meaning:
“What is the matter? Have your days begun?”
ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها replied, “Yes.”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “This is something Allah has decreed upon the daughters of Ādam.”
◈ A woman should:
◈ If prayer and fasting are not possible during menstruation:
These are all highly virtuous acts.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
Source: Fatawa Arkan al-Islam
❖ Shar‘i Ruling on the Use of Menstruation-Blocking Pills
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
◈ The use of menstruation-blocking pills is not Islamically objectionable, provided that:
- Their use is not medically harmful for the woman.
- The woman’s husband permits their use.
❖ Medical Concerns and Shar‘i Caution
◈ As far as my knowledge goes, these pills can be harmful to a woman because:
- Menstrual blood is a naturally occurring blood that exits the body.
- Preventing the natural discharge from leaving the body at its due time can have harmful effects on health.
❖ Disruption of Habit and Emergence of Doubts
◈ The use of these pills may cause irregularities in a woman’s menstrual cycle, resulting in:
- Doubt about whether she should perform prayer or not.
- Confusion regarding the permissibility of marital relations with her husband.
❖ Scholarly Position
◈ Therefore, I do not declare the use of these pills harām, but:
- I dislike their use.
- The reason is that they may cause harm to the woman.
- A woman should be content with what Allah ﷻ has decreed.
❖ Example from the Life of ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها and the Guidance of the Prophet ﷺ
((مَالَکِ؟ لَعَلَّکِ نفست؟ِ قُالت:ُ نَعَمْ قَالَ: ہَذَا شَیئٌ کَتَبَہُ اللّٰہُ عَلَی بَنَاتِ آدَمَ۔))
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥayḍ, Bāb al-Amr bi-n-Nufasā’ idhā Nufisna, ḥadīth no. 294; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Bāb Bayān Wujūh al-Iḥrām, ḥadīth no. 1211)
Meaning:
“What is the matter? Have your days begun?”
ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها replied, “Yes.”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “This is something Allah has decreed upon the daughters of Ādam.”
❖ Guidance for Women
◈ A woman should:
- Be patient.
- Expect reward from Allah ﷻ.
◈ If prayer and fasting are not possible during menstruation:
- The door of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) remains open.
- During these days:
- Engage in the remembrance of Allah ﷻ.
- Recite tasbīḥ.
- Give charity.
- Show kindness to people through words and deeds.
These are all highly virtuous acts.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
