13 Preface لَولا جاءوا عَلَيهِ بِأَربَعَةِ شُهَداءَ ۚ فَإِذ لَم يَأتوا بِالشُّهَداءِ فَأُولٰئِكَ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الكاذِبونَAli Quli QaraiWhy did they1 not bring four witnesses to it? So when they could not bring the witnesses, they are liars in Allah’s sight. That is, those who had spread the slander accusing the Prophet’s wife and one of the Companions.