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Chapter on a Man Who is Killed, and Some of His Heirs Pardon While Others Demand Retaliation or Blood Money

faqih-5297Vol. 4, p. 138

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ وَلِيَّانِ فَعَفَا أَحَدُهُمَا وَ أَرَادَ الْآخَرُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ قَالَ يَقْتُلُ وَ يَرُدُّ عَلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ الْمُقَادِ نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ[2].

Hadith.5305 - In the narration of Jameel ibn Darraj, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding a man who was killed and had two heirs. One of them forgave the killer, while the other wanted to proceed with the execution. Imam (as) ruled: "He may execute the killer but must return half of the bl

faqih-5298Vol. 4, p. 138-139

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أَبٌ وَ أُمٌّ وَ ابْنٌ فَقَالَ الِابْنُ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَ قَاتِلَ أَبِي وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ[3] أَنَا أَعْفُو وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ[4] أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ‌ فَلْيُعْطِ الِابْنُ أُمَّ الْمَقْتُولِ السُّدُسَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ وَ يُعْطِي وَرَثَةَ الْقَاتِلِ السُّدُسَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ حَقَّ الْأَبِ الَّذِي عَفَا وَ يَقْتُلُهُ.

Hadith.5306 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Walad Al-Hannat that he asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was killed and had a father, a mother, and a son. The son said: "I want to kill the murderer of my father," the mother said: "I forgive," and the father said: "I want to take the blood money (diyyah)." Im

faqih-5299Vol. 4, p. 139

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ صِغَارٌ وَ كِبَارٌ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَفَا أَوْلَادُهُ الْكِبَارُ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْتَلُ وَ يَجُوزُ عَفْوُ الْكِبَارِ فِي حِصَصِهِمْ فَإِذَا كَبِرَ الصِّغَارُ كَانَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا حَقَّهُمْ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ[1]. وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ إِذَا عَفَا وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ عَنِ الدَّمِ ارْتَفَعَ الْقَوَدُ[2].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was killed and had both young and adult children. I asked: "What if his adult children forgave (the murderer)?" Imam (as) replied: "The murderer will not be killed, and the forgiveness of the adults is valid concerning their shares. When the younger children reach adulthood, th

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