Hazrat Mujahid states that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Among the Children of Israel, the law of retribution (qisas) was prescribed and blood money (diyat) was not legislated for them. Allah, the Lord of Honor, has commanded for this Ummah: Translation: Retribution for the slain has been prescribed for you—the free man for the free man, the slave for the slave, and the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand and pay with good conduct to the heirs of the slain. So, in the verse, forgiveness means that in the case of intentional murder, blood money may be accepted. Verse translation: This is a concession from your Lord and a mercy. He said: Therefore, on this basis, it is necessary to follow the recognized way and it is obligatory to pay the heirs of the slain in the best manner. Verse translation: But whoever transgresses after that, for him there is a painful punishment.