Concept of Blood money

[kchughtai]

Re: Concept of Blood money

@StormRaiser

Recently we heard about a Saudi national who was let scot free by paying blood money for the murder of his daughter. Do you think that this rule is right. Are’nt the rich at a major advantage here. Just wanted to understand this rule better.

I think the law can be justified when the killing happened by mistake. Is there any condition on when the law can be applied or is it applicable in each and every case however gory the crime might be.

The case that you have quoted is quite different. This man killed his minor daughter and did that since he suspected that his five year old daughter is not virgin. I am not taking into account alleged rape for the time being.

So how can a person be entitled for ‘diya’ when he

1. Killed a minor who had no chance of protecting herself nor any reason can be given that caused the man to loose his temper and kill her.

2. She was his own daughter whom he was supposed to protect.

3. How can this man give compensation to his own wife when the marriage is still intact. There is a huge chance of coercing

4. This man is an influential and famous preacher. and he did the insane act of getting his daughter examined for virginity and held the 5 year old responsible. The man who might have been a role model and guide for many should have been given harsher punishment in comparison to if that man were an ordinary person.

It really pains when people make a mockery of religion in the name of religion.