Covering up for one seen committing zina, or testifying against him

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I saw a person committing zina with a woman in a specific place.

The Shaykh:
The hermaphrodite of the ambiguous type; you took the hermaphrodite of the ambiguous type from the jurisprudence books, which is the one who resembles a woman, having the organ of a man and the organ of a woman. Ah. Ah. Oh my God. The prayer. Come to the prayer. Come to the prayer. Come to the prayer. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. Except Allah. Yes.

The questioner:
If I saw a person committing zina with a woman in a specific place, and I verified that she is not lawful for him, my question is: should I cover up for them, or should I go and look for three men to come so they can testify with me?

The Shaykh:
Covering up is required, but if this is known and repeated in this action, one cannot remain silent about it. However, if this is the first time, or if nothing was known about him before, then covering up for him, along with advising him and warning him about this matter between you and him, is the way. I saw you with a woman, and I fear that you are not in a position for such matters, so avoid these matters, meaning from this door. It is not eighty lashes, but he says: I saw you being alone with a woman, or that you are pursuing her, or similar phrases that do not establish a case against him.