What is the ruling regarding four witnesses testifying to *zina* with two different women (one described as light-skinned and the other as dark-skinned)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)
Primary text
If two witnesses testify that he committed *zina* with a light-skinned woman, and two witnesses testify that he committed *zina* with a dark-skinned woman, all four are considered slanderers (*qadhifah*) and must receive the prescribed punishment (*hadd*).
Supporting text
This scenario, as cited by Al-Qadi regarding Abu Bakr's opinion, invalidates his prior claim that witnesses should be exempt from *hadd* when there are four testimonies, suggesting that disparity in the object of the testimony also constitutes invalidation of the complete testimony requirement.