TESTING POST : Allah, the Sublime said: "Verily, those who accuse chaste women who never ever think of anything touching their chastity, and (who) are good believers, (their accusers) are cursed in this Life and in the Hereafter, and for them will be a great torment " [An-Noor 24:23] Allah, the Most High, is making it clear in this aayah that anyone who slanders pious women are cursed in this world, and in the Hereafter, they will have a severe torment. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Keep away from 7 (seven) dangerous and destructive sins (and from them is) ............ slandering pious women (by accusing them of adultery) ..." [Bukhari & Muslim] The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever accuses what his right hand possesses of adultery will have the judgment established (against him for it) on the Day of Judgment, unless it is as he claimed. Note: The Shar'eeah stipulates that, for the accusation of Zinaa (adultery or fornication), that four mature, male witnesses must testify that they all (together) saw the accused in the actual act itself (i.e. "as a bucket enters into a well" according to the Prophet (peace be upon him). If the testimony is not as stipulated above (i.e. they have not seen the actual act in itself), but have only seen convincing evidences, or there is three or less witnesses, then their testimonies are rejected. And Allah, the Most High stipulates: "And those who accuse chaste women, and produce not four witnesses, hog them with eighty stripes, and reject their testimony forever..." [An-Noor 24: 4] Despite of that, many people find it easy to speak about women's honour and to accuse them of being adulterer because those people are not aware about Allah's punishment ...