Giving Blood

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Today I gave blood - and it got me to wonder whether giving blood was Islamically permitted/encouraged?

Foe anybody in the UK, who is interested, here is the official website: http://www.blood.co.uk/

(Foolishly I had not eaten or drunk for several hous before (silly thing to do!), which resulted in me passing out when I sat up after the domantion. One moment I was sitting there, applying pressure to the inside of my elbow ... thinking 'ooh oh, I am feeling a little lightheaded' ... the next moment I am lying back on the stretcher, with three female attendance fluttering around me, patting my cheek, asking my name, wiping up blood. How embarrassing! :-[ That's never happened to me before)
 
I give my blood on a very regular basis. I don't think it's forbidden, to the contrary......
 
Iv always thought and wanted to give blood but never have
 
Hi glo,

I believe it is permissible provided two conditions are met:

1. There is no serious harm to the donator.
2. It will be of great benefit to the receiver.

That is what I have heard the people of knowledge say.

And Allah knows best
 
By the way, I must take this opportunity to commend you on your decision to donate blood. That's a very commendable deed.
 
Peace to all I've never given blood but have always wanted to

According to Islam there is no problem with giving blood to anyone if someone is in urgent need of it. As long as they are not hostile towards Islam or are in a state of war against us. It's just like giving charity so whoever gives it is rewarded.

Check out the following link for more detail:

http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/12729/giving blood

Hope that answers your question
 
x-Afifa-x said:
Iv always thought and wanted to give blood but never have
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BintAmjad said:
Peace to all I've never given blood but have always wanted to
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If you are thinking about it, then just go and do it!

It may not be the most pleasant experience, but it is over quite quickly - and a person in need will benefit from it.
It could even save somebody's life, and that's surely a wonderful deed! :)

Salaam
 
BintAmjad said:
According to Islam there is no problem with giving blood to anyone if someone is in urgent need of it. As long as they are not hostile towards Islam or are in a state of war against us. It's just like giving charity so whoever gives it is rewarded.
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Are you saying only Islam-friendly deserve to have their life saved?? :?

Is that what Muhammed (PBUH) would have done?
 
glo said:
Are you saying only Islam-friendly deserve to have their life saved?? :?

Is that what Muhammed (PBUH) would have done?
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I think what the brother is trying to say is that you would not give blood to an enemy who is out to kill or destroy you. Would you give someone a knife in which he/she could attack and kill you?

You can donate blood to anybody as long as the person who is recieving your blood will not use it against you to further down the track return and perform a set of voilent acts upon you.
 
coddles76 said:
You can donate blood to anybody as long as the person who is recieving your blood will not use it against you to further down the track return and perform a set of voilent acts upon you.
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But how could you possibly have that guarantee?
You donate your blood to be given to a stranger in need - no way of telling whether that stranger is friend and foe ...

Would this discourage Muslims from giving blood, you think?
 
glo said:
Today I gave blood - and it got me to wonder whether giving blood was Islamically permitted/encouraged?

Foe anybody in the UK, who is interested, here is the official website: http://www.blood.co.uk/

(Foolishly I had not eaten or drunk for several hous before (silly thing to do!), which resulted in me passing out when I sat up after the domantion. One moment I was sitting there, applying pressure to the inside of my elbow ... thinking 'ooh oh, I am feeling a little lightheaded' ... the next moment I am lying back on the stretcher, with three female attendance fluttering around me, patting my cheek, asking my name, wiping up blood. How embarrassing! :-[ That's never happened to me before)
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They dont give food or drink to you? When I was in the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, we gave cakes, biscuits and hot chocolate drinks to blood donors...
 
Assalamu alaikum

Giving blood is definitely a merituous act and should be encouraged. However, I was wandering that if someone is diabetic or has high level of sugar in their blood if it is healthy for them to give blood, and if so if it is healthy for the recipient to receive that donor's blood?
 
north_malaysian said:
They dont give food or drink to you? When I was in the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, we gave cakes, biscuits and hot chocolate drinks to blood donors...
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they even get special treatment (vip card) when they go for treatment in any government hospital.

Did you know that in Malaysia...the malaysian only pay rm5 for specialist checkup at the fully government hospital? and did you know that you only pay max rm50 (i think 3rd class room) for surgery (it depends on the complication but still it is very cheap)
 
syilla said:
they even get special treatment (vip card) when they go for treatment in any government hospital.

Did you know that in Malaysia...the malaysian only pay rm5 for specialist checkup at the fully government hospital? and did you know that you only pay max rm50 (i think 3rd class room) for surgery (it depends on the complication but still it is very cheap)
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In Brunei and Cuba...100% of your healthcare is being sponsored by the government... I wonder when Malaysia could do that...
 
north_malaysian said:
They dont give food or drink to you? When I was in the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, we gave cakes, biscuits and hot chocolate drinks to blood donors...
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You are given biscuits and drinks after the donation, but not before.

You are advised not to skip meals before donating blood, and to have plenty to drink ... which I forgot to do. :-[
 
:X Errrm, about not giving blood to your enemies. Think about this, would a Georgian refugee donate blood to a Russian soldier right now?
 
That is how the U.S sets up its bivouacs.. soldiers with the same blood type in each unit, so they may donate to one another when wounded right away..
that is intelligent warfare.. perhaps we too should give some thought to battle before we jump in head first..

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manaal said:
:X Errrm, about not giving blood to your enemies. Think about this, would a Georgian refugee donate blood to a Russian soldier right now?
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Would s/he? Probably not.
But should /she? I think yes.

Here is why:

Love for Enemies
"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.

"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

(Luke 6:27-36)
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we are sold on sanctimony indeed, as we see it employed by the west every day
thanks
 

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