Drinking the Shed Blood of the Sacrificial Animal

Question

Question: Many people drink the shed blood of the sacrificial animal as a medicine. What is (the ruling on) this?

Answer

Shed blood — whether it is that of the sacrificial animal or (shed) in any other way — is all haram and impure (najis): [ar]أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا[/ar] “…or blood poured forth…” (Surah al-An‘am, 6:145) — to the end of the verse.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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