Islamic law treats homicide as a civil dispute between believers,[REF] rather than corrective punishment by the state to maintain order [REF].
Pardoning (in the name of God, fī sabīli llāhi) and compensation for crimes such as murder, have led human right activists to ask whether wealthy offenders are unjustly favoured when some money is offered in exchange after the intentional murder or accidental death of a poor person [REF].