“By God I will chop off his head with this sword.” Right then the Prophet (a.s) arrived and asked: “Whose head will you chop off?” They informed the Prophet about what had been said. The Prophet (a.s) said: “O' Saed! Where are the four witnesses that God the Almighty has required?” Saed said: “O' Prophet of God! This act is done in front of my eyes and God is aware of it, too.” The Prophet (a.s) said: “O' Saed! Even though you see it yourself and God is aware, God has set some bounds for everything. He has also established a penalty for whoever transgresses any of these divine bounds. You should not spread the word about what is done away from the eyes of four witnesses among the Muslims.”