What is the ruling when a claimant accuses one known person and another unknown person of murder?

Chapter on Qasamah (Oaths regarding murder)

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 1 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the claimant asserts that one known person and another unknown person killed the deceased, and the identifier has evidence suggesting bias (*lawth*), the identifier must swear fifty oaths. Upon swearing, the identifier is entitled to half the blood money (*diyyah*). If the other person is subsequently identified, the identifier swears against that person and receives half the blood money.