Is it obligatory to take the blood money (diyya) for a daughter who died in a car accident, or is it permissible for her family to waive it or donate it?
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The heir of someone killed by mistake is entitled to blood money, and he may pardon it if he is an adult and of sound mind. This is as Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman did when he gave as charity the blood money for his father, who was killed by mistake by some Muslims on the Day of Uhud, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, approved of that.
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