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Good hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن عمرو بن شعيب، عن أبيه، عن جده، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ قَتَل مؤمِنا متعمِّدًا دُفِعَ إلى أولياء المَقْتول، فإنْ شاءوا قَتَلوا، وإنْ شاءوا أَخَذوا الدِّيَة، وهي ثلاثون حِقَّة، وثلاثون جَذَعَة، وأَرْبعون خَلِفَة، وما صالحوا عليه فهو لهم، وذلك لتَشْدِيد العَقْل».
This Hadīth shows the ruling subsequent to killing a believer intentionally. The guardians of the killed person, from among his heirs, have two options. They may ask for legal retribution, so the judge kills him; a punishment that resembles his crime. Otherwise, they can accept the blood money that is mentioned in the Hadīth: thirty 'Hiqqah' she-camels ('Hiqqah' is a she-camel in its fourth year of age), thirty 'Jadha‘ah' she-camels ('Jadha‘ah' is a she-camel in its fifth year of age), and forty pregnant she-camels. The guardians of the killed person may also accept an extra amount that they agree upon with the payers of the blood money. This is because the blood money for intentional killing is aggravated due to the perpetrator's intent and determination to kill the victim.
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