In the noble verse from Surat al-Ma'idah, "Forbidden to you are dead animals, blood, and the flesh of swine," what is the relationship of this to blood that is transferred from one person to another?
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The questioner : The listener, Fahd, also asks: In the noble verse from Surat al-Ma'idah, [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] what is the relationship of this to blood that is transferred from one person to another, and is there any sin in this?
The Shaykh : Yes. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, they used to eat blood if a person was traveling and became hungry, not to the point of dire necessity, so he would cut the vein of his camel and drink from it. Allah the Exalted made it clear that He has forbidden this to us because it is an abomination and impure. But does this include transferring blood from one person to another? We say that the apparent meaning of the noble verse is general, and therefore it is not permissible to transfer blood from one person to another unless the patient is in dire necessity for the blood, in which case it is transferred to him on the condition that the person from whom the blood is taken does not suffer harm from the withdrawal. If he does suffer harm, then it is not permissible for us to withdraw it from him. Thus, transferring blood from one person to another is permissible under two conditions: the first condition is the dire necessity of the recipient, and the second condition is the absence of harm to the donor.
We also add a third condition, which is that the recipient must benefit from this blood. If he does not benefit, then there is no benefit in transferring it to him. Yes.
Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine
حرمت عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزيرThe Shaykh : Yes. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, they used to eat blood if a person was traveling and became hungry, not to the point of dire necessity, so he would cut the vein of his camel and drink from it. Allah the Exalted made it clear that He has forbidden this to us because it is an abomination and impure. But does this include transferring blood from one person to another? We say that the apparent meaning of the noble verse is general, and therefore it is not permissible to transfer blood from one person to another unless the patient is in dire necessity for the blood, in which case it is transferred to him on the condition that the person from whom the blood is taken does not suffer harm from the withdrawal. If he does suffer harm, then it is not permissible for us to withdraw it from him. Thus, transferring blood from one person to another is permissible under two conditions: the first condition is the dire necessity of the recipient, and the second condition is the absence of harm to the donor.
We also add a third condition, which is that the recipient must benefit from this blood. If he does not benefit, then there is no benefit in transferring it to him. Yes.