178. O you who believe! Al-Qisâs (the Law of Equality in
punishment) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for
the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female.
But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the relatives,
etc.) of the killed against blood money, then adhering to it with
fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir should be made
in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So
after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer
after taking the blood money), he shall have a painful torment.
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