Discussion on the establishment of a fixed punishment by testimony.

The Shaykh : Four witnesses, whether they come to the judge in one session or in multiple sessions. This is the position of al-Shafi'i and a group of scholars, and their evidence is the generality of the verse. This is the more correct view because they have clear evidence.
The other side says that they must be in one session and not be scattered. If they are scattered, they are falsely accusers, meaning if one comes in the first hour, one in the second hour, one in the third hour, and one in the fourth hour, even if the judge is in one session, they are falsely accusers. The correct view is the opposite of that.