Section: If a woman who has no husband and no master becomes pregnant, the hadd is not binding upon her solely by that; rather, she shall be questioned. If she claims that she was coerced, or that intercourse occurred due to a misconception (shubha), or if she does not confess to adultery, the hadd shall not be applied to her. This is the opinion of Abu Hanifa and Al-Shafi'i. Malik said: The hadd is upon her if she is a resident and not a stranger, unless signs of coercion appear, such as her coming to seek help or screaming; this is based on the saying of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him: "The stoning is mandatory upon every man or woman who commits adultery if they are muhsan (previously married), provided that evidence is established, or there is pregnancy or confession." It is narrated that Uthman was brought a woman who gave birth at six months, and Uthman ordered that she be stoned. Ali said: "You have no path against her. Allah the Almighty said: 'And his bearing and his weaning is thirty months' (Qur'an 46:15)." This indicates that he used to stone her based on her pregnancy, and something similar is reported from Umar. It is also narrated from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: "O people, adultery is of two types: secret adultery and public adultery. Secret adultery is when witnesses testify, so the witnesses are the first to stone. Public adultery is when pregnancy or confession appears, so the Imam is the first to stone." This is the opinion of the leaders of the Companions, and no dissenter appeared among them in their era, so it constitutes consensus. Our argument is that it is possible that it resulted from coerced intercourse or through a misconception, and the hadd is averted by misconceptions. It has been said that a woman may become pregnant without intercourse by the entry of a man's water into her private part, either by her own action or the action of another. For this reason, the pregnancy of a virgin is conceivable, and that has occurred. As for the statement of the Companions, the reports from them are contradictory. Sa'id narrated: Khalaf ibn Khalifa narrated to us, Abu Hashim narrated to us, that a woman,