Is it permissible to accept the testimony of a single woman, alone, in matters of divorce, marriage, or a will, if she is upright and not prone to forgetfulness, and did Ibn Taymiyyah say this, and why is it not analogous to cutting off the hand of a thief or stoning an adulterer?

Scholars differed regarding the testimony of women in matters typically witnessed by men. The majority held that her testimony is not permissible, based on the Almighty's saying: "And bring to witness two just men from among you." The Hanafis, however, accepted the testimony of women in all matters except for Hudud (prescribed punishments) and Qisas (retaliation), but their testimony is half that of a man's; meaning, two women are required.

Ibn Taymiyyah was of the view that the condition of two women in place of one man is for one to remind the other in case of forgetfulness or lack of precision. He accepted the testimony of women individually in matters where error is not usually feared and which do not depend on intellectual capacity, such as childbirth, the infant's cry at birth (istihlal), breastfeeding, and defects hidden under clothing. Anything other than these, his words do not support.