The Murderer: If the Fixed Punishment Is Carried Out Against Him, Will He Be Punished for the Murder in the Hereafter?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: , if the punishment of retaliation (qisas) is carried out against the killer, does he escape this warning, or does he remain under it?

Answer:
Allah knows best. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Al-Jawab al-Kafi* that intentional, aggressive murder involves three rights: a right belonging to Allah the Exalted, a right belonging to the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the victim, and a right belonging to the victim himself. As for the right of Allah, it is dropped by repentance. He says: As for the right of the awliya, it is dropped by forgiveness or by retaliation. As for the right of the victim, it remains upon him. It remains upon him, and Allah knows best what will be with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.