The Ruling on Treating Oneself with Monitor Lizard Blood

Question:
The questioner says: A man has a heaviness in his tongue, and some of the common people advised him to drink monitor lizard blood so that his tongue would be cured and this heaviness would go away. What is the ruling on this action?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Seek treatment, but do not seek treatment with what is forbidden.” Blood is forbidden . So blood is forbidden, and it is not permissible to use it for treatment. Moreover, there is no established proof regarding the monitor lizard; this is merely something people pass on to one another.
There is no established proof that it is a cure; people merely claim it is. So it is not permissible to seek treatment with blood, except for what is done as first aid for a patient when he needs blood, where blood is drawn from a healthy person and injected into the patient. This falls under the category of first aid due to dire necessity. Allah the Exalted says: As for a person who has only an illness that causes him harm and he seeks treatment with monitor lizard blood, and he has not reached the level of dire necessity, this is not permissible. Moreover, it has not been established that monitor lizard blood has any special property. Also, medicine, praise be to Allah, is advanced now, so he should be treated by doctors. Yes.