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I f even one of these conditions i s not completed, then the witnesses themselves wi l l be given Hadd for Qazf, meaning, they will be worthy of80 lashes according to the Shariah. Therefore, if there is a contradiction in the testimony of even one witness, e.g. the other three fulfil l the conditions of witnesses but the fourth does not, one says he saw them at moming another says at evening etc, two testify that they saw them completely naked but anotherwitness is apprehensive to say so, then Zina wi l l not be proven. Testimony of women in Zina is absolutely not acceptable rather it is rej ected. Similarly, to hear wild rumors from a few people about Zina being committed by two people and assume so has absolutely no credibility according to the Shariah. (F ataawa Razvia) HADD-E-QAZF Rule- Qazf is wrongfully accusing someone of committing Zina. Any male or female who accuses a virtuous Muslim female or male who i s free, Aaqil and Baaligh of Zina and cannot provide the agreed verification of four witnesses becomes an obligated recipient of Hadd. The punishment for Qazfis 80 lashes for a free person and 40 for a slave. (Durre-Mukhtaar) Rule- Aperson who explicitly calls someone aZaani or i n anger says, " You are not the son ofyourfather, You are the son ofa Zaani woman," whereas the mother is chaste, then Hadd of accusation wi l l be incurred by such an individual. (GeneralBooks) Rule- Calling a chaste woman a "whore" (as is the habit ofignorant women whenfighting) is Qazf. The person who cal l s out this word i s worthy of Hadd as a whore is one who has adopted the profession of Zina. Rule- Sometimes, as a rebuke and waming, the name of the father is mentioned and said "You are not his son . " The intention behind this is that the son is not like the father in character. Hence there is no Hadd in 247