Victim's Taking Blood Money from the Criminal and His Tribe

Q: My brothers fought with a group of people which leads to injuring one of my brothers with a knife. According to the traditions in effect here the blood money is paid by both the criminal (who pays a part of it) and his tribe. Is the amount taken from the criminal and his tribe haram? And if my brother took it and gave me a part of it as a gift, is it halal for me?

A: If the crime is of the type which requires paying blood money or the victim and the criminal reached an agreement by paying blood money, the blood money only rests with the criminal and there is no objection that his tribe donate some or all of it to be paid to the victim. In such a case the victim is allowed to take it and it is halal for him as his own properties, i.e. he has the right to give a part of it to his brother or anybody else and the second is allowed to take it.