The Condition of Witnesses in the False Accusation of Adultery
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are witnesses required in the false accusation of adultery? Even though the Shaykh did not deny it, he says: I do not know. He did not deny that this occurred, but he says: I do not know. I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are witnesses required in the false accusation of adultery?
The Shaykh:
What did you buy?
The questioner:
Witnesses.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the hadd for accepting the accusation is established either by confession, or by the testimony of two men that he said such and such. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are witnesses required in the false accusation of adultery? Even though the Shaykh did not deny it, he says: I do not know. He did not deny that this occurred, but he says: I do not know. I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are witnesses required in the false accusation of adultery?
The Shaykh:
What did you buy?
The questioner:
Witnesses.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the hadd for accepting the accusation is established either by confession, or by the testimony of two men that he said such and such. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 094-تابع حد الزنا - 25-2-1426 هـ — archive.org (1:07:23)
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