Is the responsibility for 'Aql (blood money contribution) incumbent upon those absent as well as those present?

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The responsibility for 'Aql is incumbent upon both those present and those absent. This is the position held by Abu Hanifa. The evidence is a report indicating equality among the contributors regarding 'Asaba (agnatic kinship) and inheritance, thus necessitating equality in bearing the 'Aql, similar to those present. Furthermore, since it is a ruling connected to 'Asaba, it should be equal for the present and absent, just as inheritance and guardianship are.