Chapter on the Ruling Regarding a Man Who Kills Two or More Men, and a Group That Gathers to Kill a Man
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 26
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 26
Chapter on the Ruling Regarding a Man Who Kills Two or More Men, and a Group That Gathers to Kill a Man
وَ قَالَ: فِي عَشَرَةٍ اِشْتَرَكُوا فِي قَتْلِ رَجُلٍ قَالَ "يَتَخَيَّرُ أَهْلُ اَلْمَقْتُولِ فَأَيُّهُمْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوهُ وَ يَرْجِعُ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ عَلَى اَلْبَاقِينَ بِتِسْعَةِ أَعْشَارِ اَلدِّيَةِ".
And Imam عليه السلام said regarding ten people who collectively participated in killing a man: "The heirs of the murdered person may choose whichever one of them they wish to execute, and the heirs of the executed person can then seek compensation from the remaining nine for nine-tenths of the blood money (diyyah)."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh