Chapter on the Inheritance of the Killer, Who Inherits From Blood Money and Who Does Not

Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Zurarah, who said: I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام and he had one brother residing in the land of migration (Dar Al-Hijrah) and another brother in the land of the Bedouins (Dar Al-Badw), who had not migrated. I asked: "If the migrant (Muhajir) brother pardons the killer, but the Bedouin brother wants to execute retaliation (Qisas), does he have the right to do so?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "The Bedouin has no right to kill a migrant until he himself migrates. However, if the migrant pardons the killer, his pardon is valid." I asked: "Does the Bedouin have any share in the inheritance?" Imam عليه السلام said: "As for inheritance, he has a share, and he is entitled to his portion of his slain brother's blood money (Diyyah) if it is taken."