Concept of Blood money

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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 rich aren’t at an advantage, because the poor are not obligated to ask for money. There is a choice that the victim’s next of kin have in shariah upon someone being found guilty of murder - execution, or mercy, with financial compensation.

The victim’s next of kin is not obligated to accept compensation - they can insist on execution. This is what prevents the systems from meaning that the rich get off all the time.