Liability when a Muslim hunter apostatizes after shooting an arrow that subsequently kills a human.

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

If a person shoots an arrow while a Muslim, then apostatizes, and the arrow subsequently kills a person, no one is liable for the blood money. The liability rests with the perpetrator's estate due to the change in religious status between the initial act and the resulting death.