{"_id":"6a6f6d3476d8d04b1e3ef13b","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should each couple aim to have more than two children to increase the size of the ummah?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can we deduce from the hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ encouraged the ummah to multiply and said that he will boast of its numbers that each couple should specifically aim to have more than two children?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"No, a specific number like \\\"more than two\\\" cannot be deduced from the hadith. The address is to the ummah collectively, not to individual households. It tells the ummah to value marriage and offspring. The hadith speaks in terms of mukāthara (boasting in numbers) as a communal honor before Allah, not a quantified duty on each couple.\\n\\nAs for how many children a couple should have, that is a personal decision shaped by their circumstances, capacity for proper tarbiyah (upbringing), and other legitimate considerations. Since the hadith does not quantify, it would not be correct to derive a specific number from it; what can be understood is a general istiḥbāb (recommendation) toward marriage and having children.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0010b76658b4c232b9d","tag":"Relationships: Parent and Child","count":129},{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":80},{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c232765","tag":"Women: Children and Childbirth","count":53}],"createdOn":"2026-08-02T16:15:48.273Z"}