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One of our six core goals
Larger Families
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ encouraged marrying a loving woman who bears children and called righteous offspring the coolness of the eyes. A larger family does not mean a competition in numbers; it means a blessed family with responsibility and upbringing.
Guidance of the Sunnah
The hadith says: marry the loving, child-bearing woman, for I will boast of your numbers before the other nations. Children are a blessing from Allah and a path of ongoing charity.
Responsibility with numbers
A larger family needs justice, the means for maintenance, special care for daughters and religious upbringing. Equality among children is a clear instruction of the hadith.
Health and reality
Considering the mother's health, the spacing between children and the family's finances is not against Shariah. In these matters it is better to take the advice of a doctor and a qualified mufti.
How IMB helps
We help find companions who share the same outlook on children and building a family, and the application stage gives space to state expectations about children transparently.
Evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah
تَزَوَّجُوا الْوَدُودَ الْوَلُودَ، فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمُ الْأُمَمَ
وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَوْلَادِكُمْ
The Arabic text and translations are checked by a scholar before publication; please tell us if you see any mistake.
Common questions
Is having many children obligatory?
No. It is an encouraged Sunnah, but the family decides considering health, means and the responsibility of upbringing; take a mufti's and a doctor's advice on specific matters.
How do I keep equality among children of different mothers?
Keep equality in time, affection, fair spending on education and medical care, and conduct; and never criticise one mother in front of the children.
Our articles on this topic
Read the articles below for more detail.
- Larger Families and Children: The Encouragement of the Sunnah, Responsibility and BalanceThe hadith encourages marrying a loving woman who bears children. A larger family means not only numbers — a blessed family with justice, upbringing, means and health in balance.Read →
- Raising Children in a Multi-Wife Family: Equality, Love and Islamic UpbringingEquality among children of different mothers, relations between half-siblings, the gap between sons and daughters and Islamic upbringing — the Shariah and practical way of raising children in a multi-wife family.Read →
- Maintenance and Housing for Multiple Wives: Practical Planning and Shariah PrinciplesWhat should the financial planning before plural marriage look like? Maintenance, separate housing, children's expenses, an emergency fund and avoiding debt — Shariah principles and a practical budget method.Read →
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Application, verification and introduction — all under scholarly supervision, in a Shariah-compliant and lawful way. If you have questions, contact us.