What is the meaning of "testifying to the truth" (tasdeeq) and "denying the truth" (takdheeb) in His saying: "Indeed, the eye, the ear, the hand, and the leg commit 'zina' (fornication/adultery)," and at the end of the Hadith, "the private parts either testify to their truth or deny them"?
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The meaning of the private part confirming or denying adultery is that it may actualize adultery through penetration, or it may not actualize it by not penetrating, even if it comes close to doing so.
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