Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If four men bear witness to the adultery of a woman and she turns out to be a virgin, then I would not enforce the hadd (punishment) upon her, for she has the dowry from Allah."

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The hadd punishment will be carried out on the woman and her virginity will not be considered." Hisham said: "This is the correct opinion."

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "There is no hadd (prescribed punishment) upon the one who repents."

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If a husband accuses his wife before consummation, and the woman turns out to be a virgin, then the prescribed punishment (hadd) will be carried out on the husband because his lie has been proven."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a verdict regarding a woman who was a virgin and had married an old man. The woman became pregnant. The old man claimed, "I did not have intercourse with her." The woman was asked, "Has your virginity been lost?" The woman replied, "No." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered women to examine her. They reported that she was indeed a virgin. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "There are two passages in a woman's body: the passage of menstruation and the passage of urine. It is possible that the man ejaculated at the place of menstruation (i.e., at the entrance of the vagina) and the woman became pregnant." Then the old man was asked, and he said, "I used to ejaculate semen on her vagina." Thus, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ruled: "The woman remains a virgin, and the pregnancy is from your (the old man's) semen, and this child will be yours."