What is the authenticity of the athar of al-Zuhri: “It is the established Sunnah that the testimony of women is not accepted in hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments)”?
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The questioner : What is the authenticity of the athar narrated from al-Zuhri ?
The Shaykh : That the testimony of what is not accepted?
The questioner : The testimony of women in hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments).
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And if it is not authentic from him, or if it is authentic, to what extent is the meaning of this statement authentic, that the testimony of women is not accepted?
The Shaykh : This is a precise question, and I do not have a ready answer at this moment. We have not yet finished with this aspect. Please, please.
It is the established Sunnah that the testimony of women is not accepted in hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments)
مضت السنة ألّا تُقبل شهادة النساء في الحدودThe Shaykh : That the testimony of what is not accepted?
The questioner : The testimony of women in hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments).
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And if it is not authentic from him, or if it is authentic, to what extent is the meaning of this statement authentic, that the testimony of women is not accepted?
The Shaykh : This is a precise question, and I do not have a ready answer at this moment. We have not yet finished with this aspect. Please, please.
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