Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: I would like to take this opportunity to point out a phenomenon that has been mentioned to us, which is that many obstetricians, male and female, in the hospitals are too keen for birth to take place by surgical means, which is known as a Caesarean. I am afraid that this may be a plot against the Muslims, because the more births take place in this manner, the more the skin of the abdomen is weakened and pregnancy becomes more dangerous for the woman, and she becomes unable to get pregnant. Some of the people who work in private hospitals have told me that many women come to the hospitals and their specialists tell them that there is no alternative to a caesarean, then they go to this private hospital and give birth naturally. He mentioned that there were about eighty such cases in one month. This means that the issue is serious, and attention must be drawn to it. It should be noted that in this case some pain and exhaustion is inevitable. “His mother bears him with hardship. And she brings him forth with hardship” [al-Ahqaaf 46:15] It is not something to be done as soon as the woman feels a contraction, so that she may avoid pain. Natural childbirth is better than a caesarean. End quote. Liqaa’aat al-Baab il-Maftoohah (2/question no. 42). The Shaykh (may Allaah have mercy on him) was also asked: Allaah says in Soorat ‘Abasa (interpretation of the meaning): “Then He makes the Path easy for him” [‘Abasa 80:20] So Allaah guarantees to make it easy for this newborn. Many men and women have noticed that there is haste in performing caesarean sections. Is this a sign of weak trust in Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted? He replied: I think that this method which people use nowadays when the woman feels the contractions and goes to the hospital, and they do a caesarean section for her, I think that this is inspired by the shaytaan, and that the harm caused is far greater than any benefits, because a woman is bound to feel pain when in labour, but this pain has a number of benefits: 1 – It is an expiation for sin 2 – It raises her in status if she is patient and seeks reward. 3 – The woman understands the extent of the pain suffered by other mothers. 4 – She will appreciate the extent of the blessing of good health that Allaah bestows on her. 5 – It will increase her love towards her child, because the more difficult it is to attain something, the dearer it becomes. 6 – If the child is born by via the usual, well-known route, this is better for him and the woman. 7 – Damage may be expected from this surgery, because this operation weakens the wall of the uterus etc, which may tear. And it may be successful or unsuccessful. 8 – The woman who gets used to having caesareans is unlikely to give birth in the natural manner, because that is not possible, and there is the risk that the site of the surgery may rupture. 9 – Having surgery results in having fewer children, because if the abdomen is cut three times in different places, it becomes weak and future pregnancy becomes dangerous. 10 – This is a kind of luxury, and luxury is a thing that leads to doom, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury…” [al-Waaqi’ah 56:45] Women should be patient and seek reward, and should continue to give birth in the natural way, because that is better for them in this world and in the Hereafter. Men should also pay attention to this issue, for we do not know, perhaps our enemies are the ones who have made these operations easy for us so that we will lose these benefits and be subject to these losses. Question: What is meant by luxury? Answer: Luxury includes avoiding the natural pain of childbirth. This is a kind of luxury. If luxury does not help one to obey Allaah, then it is either blameworthy or at the very least permissible. Liqaa’aat al-Baab il-Maftooh (86/question no. 17).
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