Of the Rulings on Blood Donation - islamweb.com

Of the Rulings on Blood Donation

Question: What is the ruling on taking blood from a non-Muslim and giving it to a Muslim for the purpose of treatment? May Allah reward you.

Answer: Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. 

It is permissible for a Muslim to donate blood to another Muslim or to a non-Muslim whose life is protected and who is in dire need of it for treatment. Likewise, it is permissible to request blood from others out of necessity, whether the donor is a Muslim or a non-Muslim. The person asked to donate blood should cooperate with the requester. It is forbidden to take payment for blood, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited selling blood, as narrated in the hadith of Abu Juhaifa reported by Al-Bukhari. However, if the person requested to donate blood refuses to give it without compensation and no other donor is available, there is no sin on the patient for paying for the blood, and the sin falls on the one who takes the payment.

If the person refuses to donate blood entirely, and there is no harm to them in giving it, and the patient’s life depends on receiving blood from that person because no one else matches the patient’s blood type, then the blood may be taken from them—by force—provided it does not harm the donor and it saves the patient’s life. For further benefit, refer to Fatwa No. 5090 and Fatwa No. 7020.

And Allah knows best.

Original Fatwa here

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