What is the ruling regarding the validity of testimony concerning the timing of adultery when the alleged times are significantly distant?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)

Book 51 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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The ruling concerning the time of the act is analogous to the ruling concerning the place. If the time interval between the testimonies is distant, such that a single act cannot logically encompass the entirety of that period—such as testimony spanning the extreme ends of the day—the testimony is not complete, and the Hadd is not established. If the times are close, the testimony is complete, and the Hadd is established.