Regarding the manner of the liability, there are two views: One is that it is distributed among them based on the number of individuals, like the witnesses to adultery, because the killing resulted from all of them. The second is that half is upon the witnesses of adultery and half upon the witnesses of ihsan, because they are two parties, so each party has one half. If four testify to adultery, and two of them testify to ihsan, then they retract, then according to the first view, two-thirds are upon the two witnesses of ihsan, and one-third upon the others; because upon the two witnesses of ihsan is the third for their testimony of it, and the third for their testimony of adultery, while upon the others is the third for their testimony of adultery alone. According to the second view, three-quarters of the blood money is upon the witnesses of ihsan, because they are liable for one-half for their testimony of ihsan, and one-half of the remainder for their testimony of adultery. It is possible that no more than one-half should be incumbent upon the two witnesses of ihsan, because each one of them committed two offenses, and each of the others committed one offense, so the blood money is among them according to the number of heads, not the number of their offenses, just as if two people killed one, one of them inflicted one wound and the other inflicted two.

Section: If two witnesses testify that he emancipated this slave in exchange for the payment of one hundred dirhams, and the value of the slave is two hundred, and the judge rules based on their testimony, then they retract, the master shall have recourse against the two witnesses for one hundred, because it is the remainder of the value. Likewise, if they testify against a man that he divorced his wife before consummation for one hundred, and half of the specified dowry is two hundred, they are liable to the husband for one hundred, because they caused him to lose it through their testimony which was retracted.

Section: If two men testify against a man regarding the marriage of a woman for a specified dowry, and two others testify to his consummation with her, then they retract after the ruling against him for her dowry, the liability is upon the witnesses of the marriage, because they obliged him to pay the specified amount. It is possible that one-half is upon them and one-half upon the others, because they confirmed it, and the witnesses of the marriage made it incumbent, so it is divided into quarters among the four. If, along with this, two witnesses testify to the divorce, no liability is upon them, because they did not cause him to lose anything he claims, nor did they oblige him to pay what was not previously incumbent upon him.