FatwaFederal TerritoriesFasting
DERMA DARAH
Does donating blood break the fast?
Short answer
Donating blood does not invalidate the fast. A person who receives blood is treated like one who receives an injection, and the well-known view is that the fast is not broken by this act.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Donating blood does not invalidate the fast. A person who receives blood is treated like one who receives an injection, and the well-known view is that the fast is not broken by this act. The ruling cites the statement of Sheikh Atiyyah Saqr.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menderma darah tidaklah membatalkan puasa.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “DERMA DARAH”, 22 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2026-derma-darah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/does-blood-donation-break-fast/