The Guardian of the Murdered Person’s Disposition Regarding Retaliation and Blood Money
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the guardian of the murdered person have the right to waive both retaliation and blood money, or is the blood money mandatory?
Answer:
The right is his. If he wishes, he may forgive the blood money; if he wishes, he may forgive it free of charge; and if he wishes, he may settle for more than the blood money. It is all up to him. Either he settles for more than the blood money—if he says, “No, I do not want retaliation, otherwise they will force me to accept the blood money,” then he has no other option—or he says, “I do not want anything,” in which case he has no blood money and nothing else; it becomes a free forgiveness.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the guardian of the murdered person have the right to waive both retaliation and blood money, or is the blood money mandatory?
Answer:
The right is his. If he wishes, he may forgive the blood money; if he wishes, he may forgive it free of charge; and if he wishes, he may settle for more than the blood money. It is all up to him. Either he settles for more than the blood money—if he says, “No, I do not want retaliation, otherwise they will force me to accept the blood money,” then he has no other option—or he says, “I do not want anything,” in which case he has no blood money and nothing else; it becomes a free forgiveness.
Source
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