A wife inheriting from her husband's blood money

Sa'id said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: Blood money is the right of the family, and a wife will receive no part of her husband's blood money as inheritance. This continued until Sayyiduna al-Dahhak bin Sufyan al-Kilabi (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had made the wife of Ashyam al-Dibabi an heir of her husband's blood money.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up at Mina and asked the people: Who has knowledge on this matter, whether a woman inherits from her husband's blood money? At this Sayyiduna al-Dahhak bin Sufyan al-Kilabi (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: Enter your tent so that I may inform you about this. He entered, and Sayyiduna al-Dahhak came to him and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote to me that I should make the wife of Ashyam al-Dibabi an heir of her husband's blood money.

Mughirah said that Ibrahim, concerning a man who is intentionally killed and then some of the heirs pardon his blood, said about the wife of the slain man: She will receive her inheritance from the blood money.

Hisham said that al-Hasan al-Basri said: A wife inherits from her husband's blood money.

Ibn Abi Dhi'b said that Imam al-Zuhri said: When blood money is accepted in a case of intentional killing, it counts as inheritance, and the husband's wife and others besides her inherit it.

Al-Sha'bi said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Every heir, and the husband and the wife, will receive inheritance from the blood money, in cases of both accidental and intentional killing.