Hadith #556
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى أَنَّ الْعَقْلَ مِيرَاثٌ بَيْنَ وَرَثَةِ الْقَتِيلِ عَلَى فَرَائِضِهِمْ
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Abu Sa'id, from Muhammad ibn Rashid, from Sulayman ibn Musa, from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled: 'The blood money ['aql] is an inheritance [to be distributed] among the heirs of the slain according to their [designated] shares.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 556
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6794
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43184