(30, 31) باب عَفْوِ النِّسَاءِ عَنِ الدَّمِ،
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said:
"And it is upon those (relatives) of the killed one to block (any punishment) the first (in line) then the first, even if that one is a woman." (ID)
Reference (ID): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4788 (ID)
In-book reference (ID): Book 45, Hadith 83 (ID)
English translation (ID): Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4792 (ID)