The ruling on donating blood and receiving a gift in return
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, if it is voluntary without any need, and if one wants a gift for it, is it permissible for him to take it?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with donating blood, as it is an act of excellence in worship, provided the person is capable of donating and it does not affect his health. The doctors examine him before this; they check to see if he is capable or not. If he is capable, his donation is good and an act of excellence from him. However, he should not take anything in return, because it is not permissible to sell blood. Blood is forbidden, and if Allah forbids something, He forbids its price. If a person donates blood hoping for a gift, or donates it for the sake of a gift, this is not permissible because it is a sale. But if he donates blood as an act of excellence and does not look for anything, but is then given something, there is nothing wrong with it, because he did not ask for it.
The questioner:
The matter of the house.
The Shaykh:
And it is better for him to leave it, but if he did not intend it and did not look for it, there is no harm in him taking it.
Honorable Shaykh, if it is voluntary without any need, and if one wants a gift for it, is it permissible for him to take it?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with donating blood, as it is an act of excellence in worship, provided the person is capable of donating and it does not affect his health. The doctors examine him before this; they check to see if he is capable or not. If he is capable, his donation is good and an act of excellence from him. However, he should not take anything in return, because it is not permissible to sell blood. Blood is forbidden, and if Allah forbids something, He forbids its price. If a person donates blood hoping for a gift, or donates it for the sake of a gift, this is not permissible because it is a sale. But if he donates blood as an act of excellence and does not look for anything, but is then given something, there is nothing wrong with it, because he did not ask for it.
The questioner:
The matter of the house.
The Shaykh:
And it is better for him to leave it, but if he did not intend it and did not look for it, there is no harm in him taking it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الصيام - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:00:17)
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