“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.”
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى