Murder: killing a person Deliberately

Murder (killing a person deliberately), if the victim is a
believer, is one of the greatest of major sins, because
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his
recompense is Hell to abide therein; and the Wrath and
the Curse of Allaah are upon him, and a great punishment
is prepared for him”
[al-Nisaa’ 493]
And it was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said:
“A man will continue to be sound in his religion so long as
he does not shed blood which it is forbidden to shed.”
If you killed a believer deliberately, then there are three
rights which are connected to that: the rights of Allaah,
the rights of the victim and the rights of the victim’s next
of kin.
With regard to the rights of Allaah: if you repent sincerely
to your Lord, then Allaah will accept your repentance,
because He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say: “O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed
against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)!
Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives
all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful” [al-
Zumar 39:53]
With regard to the rights of the victim, he is not alive so
you cannot put things right with him. The matter has to
wait until the Day of Resurrection, i.e., the settling of
scores with you on behalf of the victim will take place on
the Day of Resurrection. But I hope that if your repentance
is correct and is accepted by Allaah, then Allaah will
compensate the victim with what He wills of His bounty
until he is satisfied, and you will be reprieved.
With regard to the rights of the victim’s next of kin, which
is the third right, you cannot be absolved of this until you
hand yourself over to them. Therefore you have to hand
yourself over to the victim’s next of kin, and tell them
that you are the one who killed him, then they have the
choice. If they want to they can exact vengeance upon
you, if the conditions of qasaas are met; or if they want to
they may take the diyah (blood money) from you; or if they
want to they can forgive you.

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