Childfree in the View of Islam (Qur'an and Hadith)

Abstract

Childfree is a couple's decision not to have children in their marriage. Couples who decide to be childfree usually assume that whether or not to have children is a personal right and human right that cannot be forced by anyone. The reason most often given by those who decide to become childfree is to suppress overpopulation. (Hanandita, 2022) However, there are also arguments that state that this childfree trend is present along with the political campaign of body or body politics which assumes that a woman's body is hers so that no one has the right to force anything on her, including conceiving and having children.

In the Qur'an, marriage and having children has been human nature since time immemorial, since the time before the apostolate of Muhammad SAW. This is mentioned and explained in QS. Ar-Ra'd verse 38.

There are many factors that cause married couples to consciously choose not to have children. Some of them are: 1. Economic Factors Today's youth feel insecure or worried that they will not be able to meet the living expenses of their children, which are felt to be many and burdensome. For those who choose to be childfree, financial maturity is a very important factor when they want to have children. So this is contrary to the common term we have heard so far, "lots of children, lots of fortune.