In the absence of central authority in troubled countries, do factions, local councils, coordination bodies, or relief organizations to which the killer belongs bear the blood money (diyya) for semi-intentional or accidental killing, and what is its value under difficult economic conditions?

The relief organization and the local council are not considered ‘aqilah (those responsible for paying blood money) in cases of accidental killing (qatl al-khata’) or semi-intentional killing (shibh al-‘amd). Blood money (diyah) is obligatory upon the ‘aqilah, who, according to the majority of scholars, are the killer's male agnates (‘asabah). As for the Hanafis, they hold that the ‘aqilah are the people of the diwan (the army or registered professionals) if the killer is among them, or the tribe, clan, or residents of the neighborhood or village if he is not from the people of the diwan. The point is that the ‘aqilah is the group that provides mutual support to the killer. The existence of a central government has no bearing on who the ‘aqilah are. The diyah is a financial right of the victim’s guardians, and its payment should not be delayed.