Sayyiduna Abu Shurah Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "If a person is killed or wounded, then he (or his heir) has the choice to accept one of three things. If he wishes to do a fourth, prevent him. These three things are: either he seeks retribution (qisas—retaliation in kind), or he forgives, or he accepts blood money (diyah). If he chooses one of these three and then seeks a fourth, then for him (the heir or the authority) is the fire of Hell, where he will abide forever."