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IRSYAD HUKUM #276: HUKUM MENDERMA DARAH
What is the ruling on donating blood?
Short answer
Donating blood is regarded as recommended and encouraged, especially because it helps patients in urgent need.
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 (Umum)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Donating blood is regarded as recommended and encouraged, especially because it helps patients in urgent need. The ruling is linked to the call to cooperate in doing good and to relieve the hardship of fellow believers. The 1982 National Fatwa Committee meeting ruled that blood donation is permissible, that Muslim and non-Muslim blood need not be separated, and that paying donors as a token of appreciation is discouraged.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berkenaan dengan hukum menderma darah, kami berpendapat adalah sunat dan digalakkan terutamanya kerana dapat memberi bantuan kepada pesakit yang memerlukan dalam keadaan terdesak.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM #276: HUKUM MENDERMA DARAH”, 10 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2861-irsyad-al-fatwa-276-hukum-menderma-darah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-donating-blood/