The ruling on the excessive demand by the guardian of the deceased for the amount of blood money

Question:
May Allah reward you. We have Muhammad from Riyadh with us. Please, Brother Muhammad. Hello, peace be upon you. Peace and the mercy of Allah. And upon you, peace. Good. But it is just like this, may Allah protect us from it. Thank you. A question regarding blood money (diyah). My question, Honorable Shaykh, is regarding blood money. Blood money is increasing among us, may Allah keep us safe; there is a significant, noticeable increase that most people cannot afford. So, is it permissible for the guardian, for example, the guardian of the woman who was killed, to demand, say, twenty million or thirty million, or some amount of this kind? That is the first question. The second inquiry: Your long life, for example, the guardian, may Allah preserve him, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is it permissible for him to look into the matter and set a specific limit, say, is that okay? Can you hear me?

Answer:
There is no limit to the settlement. There is no limit to the settlement for the diyah of intentional killing; it is whatever they agree upon. However, it is not permissible to exaggerate, to add a large amount, or to oppress people. Rather, it should be moderate. And if he forgives it for free, that is better. As for the diyah for accidental killing, it is fixed, and there is no room for intervention in it. Yes.