The Chapters on Blood Money
كتاب الديات
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SELECTED CHAPTER
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One Who Inflicts A Wound May Ransom Himself By Paying The Compensatory Money
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“If a person's relative is killed, he has the choice of two things: He may either have the killer killed, or he may demand the blood money.”
ARABIC
مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى