Discussion regarding the establishment of a fixed punishment through confession.

The Shaykh : ... The third condition is that he not retract his confession until the fixed punishment is carried out against him. This is a condition according to the school of thought. What is its evidence? ... In a place in his words, he asks: If we were to accept retraction from a confession, would the fixed punishment be established or not? Anyone could, after being tried and confessing, retract and say, "I did not commit the act of immorality."

The questioner : What if it were the opposite?

The Shaykh : How would it be the opposite?

The questioner : For example, if he did not confess the first time ... .