The Ruling on Forgoing Retaliation in Kind for Money and Paying It from Zakah

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you! We often hear and read about people who seek to have the family of the killer forgive the victim after the legal ruling has been issued, offering large sums of money, more than one million riyals. What is the ruling on this action? And may they be helped from the zakah?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to forgo retaliation in kind for money, even if the money is large. Have you heard the story of al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) with Hudhaybah ibn al-Sharri? He ransomed him with seven blood money payments, but they did not accept, and retaliation in kind was carried out against him. In fact, it is permissible to take more than the blood money in place of retaliation in kind. They may be helped from the zakah if they are unable to pay, because this is a category of expiation for a soul among them. Yes.