Dunno,
@Omar del Sur is it haram?
I think it's haraam. As I understand it, the scholars say it's haraam unless there's a necessity- if, for example, a doctor says there is a medical danger for the woman.
However, what a knowledgeable brother who gives lectures in my areas recommended is not to trust non-Muslim doctors. If the doctor is a pious and practicing Muslim, I might take his word for it but if he's a kaffir doctor I'd be suspicious.
The brother said he knew of a Yemeni woman who was pregnant and the Western doctor tried to get her to not have the baby and said there would be medical problems- then the woman had the baby and there were no medical problems.
There are also other reasons why I'm against it.
Presumably, you will be at work during the day, earning money to provide.
If she's not at home with the baby or with kids- what is she doing while you're at work?
Another thing is.... I think some of the people here are too young to remember 9/11 but I remember.
Of course it was horrible that so many innocent people died and I think it was a very tragic event. I'm not trying to downplay how bad it was. It was also traumatizing for the people in general.
But.... in a way, 9/11.... I'm not sure how to say this in the right.... but in a way it helped George Bush. Bush's approval rating went through the roof, the US was super patriotic....the people were really united and people were really, really behind George Bush.
Having an external enemy unifies people. Ranting about Western imperialism, white people, Jews, "the Illuminati," the right wing. the left wing, witches, Freemasons, Communists, Russians, whatever...... whatever external enemy.... this can and does unite people (if the opposition is shared). People put their differences aside and unify.
I say this because I think it's a good way to unify people. Having a common enemy and sharing an opposition to a common external enemy can bring people closer together.
That's really a different topic but I think it can really be helpful in creating unity- including with a woman. It works and I think it may be useful to keep it in mind.
Anyways, I think having a baby- especially multiple kids- I think it can help in sort of a similar way. Now the two of you have a mission. There's a sense of common purpose- if she's a woman who is into having kids. If not, I think avoid her to begin with.
And so I think starting a family can create a sense of unity, common purpose, a sense of their being a mission. I think this can make for a bond.
If you're with the woman and married but no kid.... so she's at home, bored, with no sense of purpose and nothing occupying her? I don't like this- I think this is dangerous and could open the door to something.
From the halal/haraam perspective I think it's haraam unless there for example is a genuine medical reason. But even besides that, I think there are many reasons why you should get her pregnant. I think that women in some biologically way are also more attached to men they've had kids with.
Also, it creates an investment on her part. Of course I'm against gangs but if you join a gang.... you might have to do something as part of initiation. This creates an investment on your part.
I think there are so many, many reasons why it's better to start a family with her. And I'm not pointing these things out because I want the woman to be mistreated but because I believe in promoting strong families with loyal bonds.