Elderly Makkawi seeking help to save son on death row
Badea Abu Al-Naja; 10/7/08
Accepting blood money is one of the Islamic ways of saving the necks of convicted murderers from dying at the sword and it is not an uncommon practice in Saudi Arabia. But what if you do not have enough money to pay the wergild? In this case you have to wait for your fate. This is exactly what is happening to Badr Al-Hasnani, a 21-year-old Saudi who killed a fellow seasonal worker three years ago during the Haj. Badr has 24 days to pay SR5 million.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=111678&d=10&m=7&y=2008
Tags: Capital Punishment, Saudi Arabia