your women, bring four witnesses against them" (53). Their removal is the removal for the purpose of carrying out the hadd penalty for adultery, and then she is returned to her place. Our evidence is that the verse implies removal from the housing, and this does not materialize in what they have stated. As for "fahisha," it is a term for adultery and other obscene speech; it is said: "So-and-so was obscene (afhasha) in his speech." For this reason, it is narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that Aisha said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, you said to so-and-so: 'He is a bad brother of the tribe,' but when he entered, you spoke gently to him." He replied: "O Aisha, Allah does not love obscenity (fuhsh) or the practice of it (tafahhush)" (54). When this is established, the heirs may remove her from that residence to another residence in the house if it is large enough to contain them. If it cannot contain them, or it is not possible to move her to another place within the house, or they cannot be free from her harm by doing so, then they have the right to move her. Some of our companions said: They are the ones who should move away from her, because her residence is mandatory in the place, and it is not mandatory upon them. The text indicates that she is the one to be removed, so what contradicts it is not to be paid attention to (56). Furthermore, the indecency is from her, so the removal is for her. If her in-laws are the ones who harm her and use obscene language toward her, they are the ones who are moved, not her, for she has not committed an indecency, so she is not to be removed according to the requirements of the text, and because the sin is theirs, they are singled out (57) for removal. If the residence belongs to someone other than the deceased, and its owner volunteers to house her in it, she is required to observe her 'iddah there. If he refuses to house her except for rent, it is mandatory to pay it from the wealth of the deceased, unless someone volunteers to pay it, then she is required (58) to observe her 'iddah there. If the owner (59) moves her