What is the ruling regarding witnesses who disagree on the specific day the act of *zina* occurred?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)
Primary text
If the four witnesses disagree on the exact day of the *zina*, all four are considered slanderers (*qadhifah*) and must receive the prescribed punishment (*hadd*), as four complete witnesses for one single *zina* were not established.
Supporting text
Abu Bakr maintained that the witnesses should be exempt from the punishment (*hadd*).