But rather than seeing the transfusion itself as a sign of this suffering, we can choose to see the offering of blood as a gift. It is a reminder that Almighty Allah cares for our bodies and is the one who is ultimately responsible for the blessing of life-saving blood.

But transfusions carry a double blessing. They no only remind us of Allah’s power and goodness; they can also remind us that we are not powerful. We depend upon the Creator of all for everything—even blood. So our weakness and our suffering can recall us to vigilance, so that we can earnestly praise Allah for the blessing of life.

قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Say: I do not control for myself any harm,
or any benefit except what Allah pleases

Sūrat Yunus, No.10, Āyat 49

When people receive blood transfusions, the circumstances are almost never happy. Whether blood loss is due to a car accident, postpartum hemorrhage, or the on-going treatment of a disease, transfusions arrive in our lives in the midst of hardship—physical and emotional.