Is it permissible to forgive the negligent driver who caused a death?
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Question:
If a drunkard drives a car and kills two or three people, do they forgive this drunkard?
Answer:
It is better not to forgive; because forgiving encourages him to do evil. It is more appropriate not to forgive, and they should take the blood money. If they are in no need of it, they should spend it in the causes of good.
(Lectures on the Explanation of Bulugh al-Maram, Book of Criminal Offenses)
If a drunkard drives a car and kills two or three people, do they forgive this drunkard?
Answer:
It is better not to forgive; because forgiving encourages him to do evil. It is more appropriate not to forgive, and they should take the blood money. If they are in no need of it, they should spend it in the causes of good.
(Lectures on the Explanation of Bulugh al-Maram, Book of Criminal Offenses)
Source
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