Drinking the shed blood of the sacrifice

Question

Question: Many people drink the shed blood of the sacrifice as a medicine. How is this?

Answer

Shed blood, whether it is the blood of the sacrifice or of any other kind, is all haram and impure (najis): [ar]أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا[/ar] “…or blood poured forth…” (Surah al-An‘am, 6:145).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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