The Effect of the Accused Denying the Testimony After the Witnesses Have Testified
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The questioner:
It was said: If you were Ghazali, would the testimony of the witnesses be accepted?
Another questioner:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
It has no bearing on the matter. If the witnesses testify against him, it has no bearing on him even if he denies it. We only sought the witnesses because he was denying it. So if they testify against him, the hadd (fixed punishment) is carried out against him even if he denies it.
It was said: If you were Ghazali, would the testimony of the witnesses be accepted?
Another questioner:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
It has no bearing on the matter. If the witnesses testify against him, it has no bearing on him even if he denies it. We only sought the witnesses because he was denying it. So if they testify against him, the hadd (fixed punishment) is carried out against him even if he denies it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 83 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حد الزنا|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:32)
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