If a person dies owing blood money, can the heirs be demanded to pay it, and is it obligatory for them to pay it?
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The questioner : If a person dies owing blood money, can the heirs be demanded to pay it, and is it obligatory for them to pay it?
The Shaykh : If the blood money is compensation for a deliberate killing, it is the responsibility of the deceased himself and becomes part of his estate after his death, because it is a debt upon him. If the blood money is for an accidental killing or a quasi-deliberate killing, it is the responsibility of his 'aqilah (clan), whether he is alive or dead.
The Shaykh : If the blood money is compensation for a deliberate killing, it is the responsibility of the deceased himself and becomes part of his estate after his death, because it is a debt upon him. If the blood money is for an accidental killing or a quasi-deliberate killing, it is the responsibility of his 'aqilah (clan), whether he is alive or dead.