Is the blood money aggravated for any reason according to the view of some jurists?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)
Primary text
The blood money is not aggravated by any of the mentioned circumstances. This view is held by Al-Hasan, Ash-Sha'bi, An-Nakha'i, Abu Hanifa, Al-Jurjani, and Ibn Al-Mundhir. This position is also narrated from the Seven Fuqaha of Madinah and Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. The evidence cited is the Prophet's statement: 'The blood money for a believing soul is one hundred camels,' without any increase. Another proof is the incident involving Khuzaymah where the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated the option between killing or taking blood money for a past killing in the Sacred City of Makkah, yet he did not increase the standard Diyya. Furthermore, the verse {And whoever kills a believer unintentionally, then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation (Diyya) paid to his family} (Quran 4:92) implies that the Diyya is uniform in all places and circumstances. Umar ibn Al-Khattab's ruling on the son of Qatadah, where he only took the standard one hundred camels, supports this.
Supporting text
Ibn Al-Mundhir stated that the narrations attributed to the Companions regarding aggravation are not firmly established. Even if they were established, the ruling of Umar ibn Al-Khattab contradicts them, and Umar's ruling takes precedence as it aligns better with the Quran and Sunnah.