The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “And the Female for the Female”

Question:
May Allah grant you success. Regarding his statement, "and the female is compensated by the female," does that mean that a free person is not killed in retaliation for a free person, or that a male is not killed in retaliation for a female?

Answer:
It does not mean that one gender is not killed for the other. This interpretation is not acted upon, as other evidence proves that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the execution of a man for a woman, a man for a woman. Yes, and because of His saying in general terms, “males and females,” the verse is restricted by other verses. Yes.
This is among the ambiguous verses. I told you to be wary of the ambiguous. This is among the ambiguous. If someone came to us and said, “A man is not killed for a woman, because Allah says , so a man is not killed for a female,” and claimed to be using the Qur’an as evidence, we would say to him, “You have lied. You did not use the Qur’an as evidence. You severed the verse from its counterparts and its restrictors. And where does the ambiguous lead? To the clear and decisive. Yes.