A Study on the Equality of Blood Money for Men and Women

The amount of Diyah in Islamic jurisprudence is specified by Shar'a. Its determination also conforms to its own three rules. However, the difference in the amount of it based on the gender of victim is itself disputed by jurists. The famous opinion confirms the equality of blood money for men and women up to one-third, and more than that, it causes the amount of Diyah to fall by half. According to the opposite view, in the Qur'an, Diyah is mentioned only in one verse and there is no mention of men and women and the difference between their Diyah. Hadiths cited by well-known jurists are also contrary to common sense in addition to problems in the text. However, there is a consensus about woman's blood money towards the man.