The Theory of Duty to Pay Blood Money in Unintentional Homicide by Relatives

The process of transferring the duty to pay blood money from the killer to his/her relatives is the aim of this article. We focus on the opinions of Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Khoei, Saheb Javaher and Iranian statutory laws.

This research has been carried out in a library using descriptive-analytical research methods.
Ethical Considerations: Ethical considerations related to writing texts and referring to sources was observed.

The results of the research show that Saheb Javaher is the first jurist who did not accept the duty of relatives to pay blood money in unintentional homicide. After him, Ayatollah Khoei has reinforced this view. Imam Khomeini, however has a different view.

The authors belive that it is duty of relatives to pay blood money in unintentional homicide.