Is retribution (Qisas) obligatory if a master-in-contract (Mukatab) kills one of his parents?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Wounds

Book 47 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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Retribution is not obligatory if a Mukatab kills one of his parents. This is because a parent is not killed for killing his child, and consequently, the child does not have the right of retribution against his father.