<![CDATA[Family planning in many Indonesian villages is still treated as a black and white issue, permissible or haram, even though Islamic jurisprudence distinguishes between temporary birth arrangements and permanent restrictions on progeny. This article raises the case of Sungai Keruh Village, Tebing Tinggi District, Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency, to test whether the practice of contraception is really contrary to Islamic law or is already within the permissible limits. This study is a qualitative field research with a normative and sociological approach, using interview data with midwives, family planning cadres, religious leaders, and acceptors, which are then re-read through the framework of maqasid sharia. The results of the study show that out of 108 registered acceptors, 107 people chose the reversible contraceptive method, and only one underwent permanent sterilization. The motive for the use of contraceptives by residents, namely maintaining birth distance, maternal and child health, and family economic stability, turned out to be in line with the five principles of maqasid without ever being formulated by the residents as a fiqh language. The rejection of some people towards family planning stems more from the socio-religious framing that equates all forms of contraception with the termination of offspring, rather than from real contradictions with Islamic law. The real point of friction lies in the technical procedures, especially the issue of aurah in the installation of contraceptives in the womb and the controversial status of permanent methods. These findings confirm that the problem of family planning at the village level is not a problem of legal ability, but a problem of religious literacy and medical governance that has not reached the root of the problem.]]>
