place. If the victim’s walī singles out a specific resident of the quarter and accuses him, the qisāmah is not lifted from the other residents; but if he accuses someone who is not among them, the qisāmah is waived for them.

When the one being put on oath says, “So-and-so killed him,” he is required to swear by Allah: “I did not kill him, nor do I know anyone who killed him other than So-and-so.”

If two residents of the quarter testify that someone outside their quarter killed him, their testimony is not accepted.