[Machine] And the saying of Allah Almighty: "And never accept their testimony. They are indeed transgressors, except those who repent." 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, Abu Bakrah, Shibl ibn Ma'bad, and Nafi' were flogged by hurling accusations at Al-Mughirah, then they repented. 'Abdullah ibn 'Utbah, 'Umar ibn 'Abdul 'Aziz, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, Tawus, Mujahid, Ash-Sha'bi, 'Ikrimah, Az-Zuhri, Muharib ibn Dithar, Shurayh, and Mu'awiyah ibn Qurrah all approved their repentance and accepted their testimony. Abu Zinad said, "In Al-Madinah, when the accuser retracts their statement and seeks forgiveness from their Lord, their testimony is accepted." Ash-Sha'bi and Qatadah said, "If someone lies about themselves, they are flogged and their testimony is accepted." Ath-Thawri said, "If a slave is flogged and then freed, their testimony is valid, and if their case is settled, their rulings are valid." Some people said, "The testimony of the accuser is not permissible, even if they repent." Then they said, "Marriage is not valid without two witnesses, but if someone marries with the testimony of two limited witnesses, it is permissible. If someone marries with the testimony of two slaves, it is not permissible." The testimony of the limited person, slave, and female slave is accepted for sighting the crescent of Ramadan. How can his repentance be known, while the Prophet ﷺ exiled the adulterer for a year? The Prophet ﷺ prohibited speaking to Ka'b ibn Malik and his companions for fifty nights.

وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَلاَ تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً أَبَدًا وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُوا}. وَجَلَدَ عُمَرُ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ وَشِبْلَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ وَنَافِعًا بِقَذْفِ الْمُغِيرَةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَتَابَهُمْ، وَقَالَ مَنْ تَابَ قَبِلْتُ شَهَادَتَهُ. وَأَجَازَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ وَطَاوُسٌ وَمُجَاهِدٌ وَالشَّعْبِيُّ وَعِكْرِمَةُ وَالزُّهْرِيُّ وَمُحَارِبُ بْنُ دِثَارٍ وَشُرَيْحٌ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ قُرَّةَ. وَقَالَ أَبُو الزِّنَادِ الأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ إِذَا رَجَعَ الْقَاذِفُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ، قُبِلَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ. وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَقَتَادَةُ إِذَا أَكْذَبَ نَفْسَهُ جُلِدَ وَقُبِلَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ. وَقَالَ الثَّوْرِيُّ إِذَا جُلِدَ الْعَبْدُ ثُمَّ أُعْتِقَ، جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ، وَإِنِ اسْتُقْضِيَ الْمَحْدُودُ فَقَضَايَاهُ جَائِزَةٌ. وَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ لاَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ الْقَاذِفِ، وَإِنْ تَابَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لاَ يَجُوزُ نِكَاحٌ بِغَيْرِ شَاهِدَيْنِ، فَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَ بِشَهَادَةِ مَحْدُودَيْنِ جَازَ، وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَ بِشَهَادَةِ عَبْدَيْنِ لَمْ يَجُزْ. وَأَجَازَ شَهَادَةَ الْمَحْدُودِ وَالْعَبْدِ وَالأَمَةِ لِرُؤْيَةِ هِلاَلِ رَمَضَانَ. وَكَيْفَ تُعْرَفُ تَوْبَتُهُ، وَقَدْ نَفَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الزَّانِيَ سَنَةً. وَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ كَلاَمِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَصَاحِبَيْهِ حَتَّى مَضَى خَمْسُونَ لَيْلَةً.