موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب القسامةBook: On the Explanation of Qasamah (Oath in Murder Cases)
بَابُ مَنْ تَجُوزُ قَسَامَتُهُ فِي الْعَمْدِ مِنْ وُلَاةِ الدَّمِChapter on whose oath is accepted in intentional killing among the heirs of the victim
Hadith 1540Q3
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: However, if the male relatives or freed slaves pardon the blood after taking the oath and after becoming entitled to the blood, and the women refuse to pardon, then the women will have the right to take retribution (qisas).
