Is it permissible for the testator to write in his bequest: "If I am killed by so-and-so, do not demand retaliation (qisas)"?
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The questioner : There is a man who was murdered, but the strange thing is that he knew the person who intended to kill him, and he wrote in his bequest that if he died as a result of being killed by so-and-so, they should not demand retaliation (qisas).
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, what is the question?
The questioner : So, is it permissible in his bequest to say, "Do not demand retaliation (qisas) if I am killed by so-and-so"?
The Shaykh : Just as it is permissible for the children of the victim to forgive, it is permissible for him to order his children to forgive. Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, what is the question?
The questioner : So, is it permissible in his bequest to say, "Do not demand retaliation (qisas) if I am killed by so-and-so"?
The Shaykh : Just as it is permissible for the children of the victim to forgive, it is permissible for him to order his children to forgive. Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible.
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