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Ibn Abbaas and al-Hasan al-Basri stated that the verse is in reference to both accepting the request to witness something as well as giving one's testimony when called upon to do so.1 To conceal what one has witnessed is a sin. Allah says, A. ., ,,.. [._ /. ., ; .Ji ( : ;) I ; J* "\ ; ill JJ •\ ; _J "'· i ;: \; "' N .,. ; ; ; ::, ;, / "'•j"\ 0\' J N 0lS"'; , Iೃ' · 0iJ(I\ '- _, ; .JJL. ?(0•;J\ Jli JJ..r .YJ ; J ..r-'J J. ; y i.JPJ ; . r . ,,. ,,. ,,,. ,,,. ,,,. ,,. oJ. ,.._ "'- ,,,. ,,,. ్ ci 8; . _;.. \_A,HC°'J J(· - I.> )ළ J "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said three times, 'Shall I not inform you of the greatest of the great sins?' They said, 'Certain} y, 0 Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Associating partners with Allah, being undutiful to one's parents,' and then he sat up while before he was reclining and said, 'And certainly giving false witness,' and he continued to say that until we said, 'If only he would be silent."' (Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.) The Witness Requirement Islam does not require the same number of witnesses for every type of crime or transaction. Instead, depending on the seriousness of the matter, more or less witnesses may be required. In the case of fornication or adultery, four men are required as witnesses to prove a person's guilt. Allah says in the Quran, 1 lbn Katheer, Ta/seer, vol. I, p. 360. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi ,,,. ,, .... ., ... J ., ,, o,,, / ,,.. • .., J J I I ' ' .... : ,..-\,.. / J. ,,.. ,,. ., t I J ... t ... _:J ;; . ౉ ,,,. .... ., J I ,,,. J .,,,. . / •• l ,,,.