Chapter on a Man Who is Killed While He Has an Outstanding Debt

Hadith.5362 - Muhammad ibn Aslam Al-Jabali narrated from Yunus ibn Abd Al-Rahman, who narrated from Abdullah ibn Muskan, who narrated from Abu Basir, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who is killed while he has debt and possesses no wealth. Do his heirs have the right to pardon his killer while he has debt? Imam (as) said: "The creditors are the ones who have a claim against the killer. If his heirs pardon his killer, they become responsible for paying the debt to the creditors. If they do not pardon him, then they are not responsible."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.