What is the required compensation (diyah) for an unbeliever who was killed and had a pact?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the deceased unbeliever had a pact, the *diyah* is that of the people of his religion. If his religion is unknown, the *diyah* of the Magian (Zoroastrian) is due because it represents certainty, and anything more is based on doubt.