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Question:
Three years have elapsed since my marriage. Allah
Almighty has blessed me with every worldly comfort, yet I remain deprived of
the blessing of offspring. My husband is exceptionally noble, compassionate,
and loves me with all his heart. Despite his affection, strength, and
encouragement, the barbed and sarcastic taunts of society frequently drive me
into bitter despair. I weep secretly under diverse pretexts so that my husband
remains unaware of the escalating coldness of his family toward me. My in-laws
continually scheme to poison his mind against me. An unshakeable dread haunts
my heart that, due to this solitary void, I may end up losing both a devoted
husband and a peaceful home.
Throughout this period, I have undergone extensive
medical interventions: pelvic X-rays, ultrasonography, and a dilation and
curettage (D&C) procedure; every diagnostic report returns entirely normal.
My husband’s fertility panels are likewise flawless. Contemporary peers who
married alongside us already mother two children each, a circumstance society
uses to make my life unendurable. Stricken with profound sorrow, I turn to you
for guidance. Treat me as your daughter and publish this plea; do not consign it
to the wastebasket.
Please address a stern admonition to those individuals
who turn the lives of daughters into an ordeal: do not view a childless woman
with disdain! Cease poisoning her existence with ceaseless mockery. Do not
scheme to evict her from the domestic hearth to introduce another bride. Had
this biological shortcoming resided within their own son, would they cast him
out into the streets? Would they inflict the same cruelty upon their flesh that
they mete out to another’s daughter? A daughter-in-law is another parent's
child; her destiny was inscribed by God, not by herself or her parents. Why,
then, hold the woman blameworthy?
Answer:
Every night following the completion of the Isha
prayer, recite 300 times:
Bismillāh ir-Raḥmān ir-Raḥīm. Iqra’ bismi Rabbikal-ladhī khalaq, khalaqal-insāna
min ‘alaq. Ḥā-Mīm (or
Alif-Lām-Rā), Tilka āyātul-Kitābil-Mubīn
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ
الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِo
اِقْرَاْ بِاسْمِ
رَبِّكَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَo خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ
مِنْ عَلَقٍo
الر ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ
الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
Close your eyes and visualize steadily for ten to
fifteen minutes that Allah Almighty is beholding you. Thereafter, plead your
case before Him with utter humility, reverence, and a tender heart. Persist in
this daily supplication until your cherished aspiration is granted.
According to my assessment, an underlying functional
or hormonal gynecological imbalance is present; it is essential to pursue
clinical medical treatment for this condition alongside spiritual practice. My
sincere prayer is that Allah Almighty blesses you with healthy male offspring.
Amen. Offering charitable alms and extending relief to the destitute are
profoundly beloved unto Allah Almighty. Strive to alleviate the suffering of
His creatures to the best of your capacity. Do good, and good will befall you.