صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب الديات
The Book of Ad-Diyait (Blood - Money)
بَابُ مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهْوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ:
(8) Chapter. The relative of the killed person has the right to choose one of two compensations (i.e., to have the killer killed, or to accept blood-money).
Hadith 6881
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : كَانَتْ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قِصَاصٌ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ فِيهِمُ الدِّيَةُ ، فَقَالَ اللَّهُ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ : كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِصَاصُ فِي الْقَتْلَى إِلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَمَنْ عُفِيَ لَهُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ شَيْءٌ سورة البقرة آية 178 ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَالْعَفْوُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ الدِّيَةَ فِي الْعَمْدِ ، قَالَ : فَاتِّبَاعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ أَنْ يَطْلُبَ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَيُؤَدِّيَ بِإِحْسَانٍ " .
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: For the children of Israel the punishment for crime was Al-Qisas only (i.e., the law of equality in punishment) and the payment of Blood money was not permitted as an alternate. But Allah said to this nation (Muslims): 'O you who believe! Qisas is prescribed for you in case of murder, .....(up to) ...end of the Verse. (2.178) Ibn `Abbas added: Remission (forgiveness) in this Verse, means to accept the Blood-money in an intentional murder. Ibn `Abbas added: The Verse: 'Then the relatives should demand Blood-money in a reasonable manner.' (2.178) means that the demand should be reasonable and it is to be compensated with handsome gratitude.
