Hazrat Umair bin Saeed Nakha'i narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever I established a hadd (prescribed punishment) on someone and he died as a result, I did not feel anything in my heart about it except regarding the one who drank alcohol; if he died, I would pay his blood money. And Sufyan narrated this addition: This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not establish any specific procedure regarding this.