What is the ruling on donating blood for other than a pressing need or dire necessity, such as donating for a driver's license test if one is compelled to do so?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the ruling on donating blood for other than a pressing need or dire necessity?
The Shaykh : I do not think anyone is asked to donate blood for other than a pressing need or dire necessity, and what is the benefit of it?
The questioner : O Shaykh, there are some cases, for example, if one applies for a driver's license, the periodic medical examination requires donating blood; you must donate blood.
The Shaykh : Meaning, they do not give you a license unless you donate blood?
The questioner : This is required.
The Shaykh : It is required.
The questioner : It is required.
The Shaykh : Well, if there is no blood, may Allah help you, if his blood is sufficient.
The questioner : This, O Shaykh, is what happened.
The Shaykh : It appears that this is not permissible from the aspect that this resembles selling, and it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that selling blood is not permissible, do you understand?
But yes, if they encourage the person and say: Since Allah has made you self-sufficient and you have plenty of abundant blood, give us some of your blood, perhaps we can save a dying person, meaning someone who is about to die, then there is nothing wrong with it.
So donating blood, if it does not harm the person, there is nothing wrong with it, because blood comes back quickly, unlike donating organs; if you donate organs, they do not grow back a second time.
The questioner : Well, regarding this examination, O Shaykh, does this examination require donating blood?
The Shaykh : In any case, if you are compelled to donate and they say: We will not give you the test or the license except with this, then do it, as long as it does not harm you.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I do not think anyone is asked to donate blood for other than a pressing need or dire necessity, and what is the benefit of it?
The questioner : O Shaykh, there are some cases, for example, if one applies for a driver's license, the periodic medical examination requires donating blood; you must donate blood.
The Shaykh : Meaning, they do not give you a license unless you donate blood?
The questioner : This is required.
The Shaykh : It is required.
The questioner : It is required.
The Shaykh : Well, if there is no blood, may Allah help you, if his blood is sufficient.
The questioner : This, O Shaykh, is what happened.
The Shaykh : It appears that this is not permissible from the aspect that this resembles selling, and it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that selling blood is not permissible, do you understand?
But yes, if they encourage the person and say: Since Allah has made you self-sufficient and you have plenty of abundant blood, give us some of your blood, perhaps we can save a dying person, meaning someone who is about to die, then there is nothing wrong with it.
So donating blood, if it does not harm the person, there is nothing wrong with it, because blood comes back quickly, unlike donating organs; if you donate organs, they do not grow back a second time.
The questioner : Well, regarding this examination, O Shaykh, does this examination require donating blood?
The Shaykh : In any case, if you are compelled to donate and they say: We will not give you the test or the license except with this, then do it, as long as it does not harm you.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.