The Ruling on Seeking Healing with Blood
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His Eminence the Shaykh: There are some people who, when bitten by a dog or a rabid fox, go to a tribe called (al-Burazan) and take some of their blood to drink, or buy it for a price, even though they know that Allah is the Healer, but they insist,And he says: that there is no blood other than that of this tribe that is effective for this, to the extent that there is a woman who donated her blood to someone who was afflicted with something like this,Some of them say: that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sought their hospitality, they honored him, and he prayed for them that their blood would be a cure. Is this correct?
It is not correct that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sought their hospitality, they honored him, and he prayed for them.
As for what you mentioned about their blood being used for healing, this is well-known among people, but it is not permissible in the Shari'ah;Because blood is forbidden by the explicit text of the Qur'an, Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah: 3] And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-An'am: 145] .
And if it is forbidden, then there is no healing in it; because Allah has not made the healing of this Ummah in what He has forbidden for them, so we prohibit this thing,And we say: this is something with no basis, and Allah—praise be to Him—has now opened many doors in medicine and blood purification, and they can go to the hospitals and purify their blood from this foul blood, or from this foul bite.
The questioner: Your Eminence, they say that they are compelled to go to these people,And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah: 173] So what is your comment on that?The Shaykh: I told you this thing is forbidden, and the forbidden is not permissible except in dire necessity, but what is dire necessity? Dire necessity is that we know that if a person does this thing, his dire necessity is removed, and we also know that his dire necessity cannot be removed except by this thing, meaning there is no dire necessity that permits the forbidden except with two conditions: 1/ That we know that his dire necessity is not removed except by this.
2/ That we know that his dire necessity is removed by it.
Therefore, if a person fears death, he may eat carrion because the two previous conditions are present, but as for these people, I wish there were a dire necessity that compels them to do this forbidden thing.
May Allah reward you, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
It is not correct that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sought their hospitality, they honored him, and he prayed for them.
As for what you mentioned about their blood being used for healing, this is well-known among people, but it is not permissible in the Shari'ah;Because blood is forbidden by the explicit text of the Qur'an, Allah the Exalted said:
Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُSay, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out
قُلْ لا أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّماً عَلَى طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَماً مَسْفُوحاًAnd if it is forbidden, then there is no healing in it; because Allah has not made the healing of this Ummah in what He has forbidden for them, so we prohibit this thing,And we say: this is something with no basis, and Allah—praise be to Him—has now opened many doors in medicine and blood purification, and they can go to the hospitals and purify their blood from this foul blood, or from this foul bite.
The questioner: Your Eminence, they say that they are compelled to go to these people,And Allah the Exalted said:
But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him
فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلا عَادٍ فَلا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ2/ That we know that his dire necessity is removed by it.
Therefore, if a person fears death, he may eat carrion because the two previous conditions are present, but as for these people, I wish there were a dire necessity that compels them to do this forbidden thing.
May Allah reward you, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.