l est the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
وَإنْ لَمْ يَهْرُبْ، فَإنَّ قَرِيبَ المَيِّتِ الَّذِي يَثأرُ لِدَمِهِ، سَيَسْعَى وَراءَهُ عِندَ اشْتِدادِ غَضَبِهِ. وَيُمسِكُهُ إنْ كانَ بَعِيداً عَنْ مَدِينَةِ اللُّجُوءِ وَيَقتُلُهُ. مَعَ أنَّهُ لا يَستَحِقُّ حُكمَ المَوتِ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ بِدَافِعِ الكَراهِيَّةِ.
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