The pardon of the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the murdered person regarding the drunk driver
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Question:
The questioner: A family, O Shaykh, was traveling on the road, O Shaykh, and they were hit by a car driven by a drunk man, O Shaykh. Two or three people from the family died. Is it better to pardon this drunk man, O Shaykh?
Answer:
The Shaykh: The best course is not to pardon him. Forgiving him encourages evil, God willing. It is better not to pardon him, and his parents should take the blood money. If there are those who are extreme in their desire for it, they should direct it toward good deeds.
The questioner: A family, O Shaykh, was traveling on the road, O Shaykh, and they were hit by a car driven by a drunk man, O Shaykh. Two or three people from the family died. Is it better to pardon this drunk man, O Shaykh?
Answer:
The Shaykh: The best course is not to pardon him. Forgiving him encourages evil, God willing. It is better not to pardon him, and his parents should take the blood money. If there are those who are extreme in their desire for it, they should direct it toward good deeds.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب الديات — islamhouse.com (14:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.