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)
Primary text
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.