موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب القسامةBook: On the Explanation of Qasamah (Oath in Murder Cases)
بَابُ الْقَسَامَةِ فِي قَتْلِ الْخَطَإِQasama (oath procedure) in accidental killing
Hadith 1540Q8
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In the case of accidental killing (qatl-e-khata), the first oaths will be upon the claimants of blood; they will take fifty oaths according to their share in the inheritance (1). If there is a deficiency in the oaths, then the heir who has the largest share in the deficiency will have the full oath placed upon his share (2).
