Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id · The Chapters on Blood Money

“If a person's relative is killed, he has the choice of two things: He may either have the killer killed, or he may demand the blood money.”

“Whoever kills deliberately, he will be handed over to the heirs of the victim. If they want, they may kill him, or if they want, they may accept the blood money, which is thirty Hiqqah, thirty Jadha'ah and forty Khalifah. This is the blood money for deliberate slaying. Whatever is settled by reconciliation belongs to them, and that is a binding covenant.”

“A Muslim should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of a disbeliever.”