The wronged party was to approach the other and “lay bare his fault ” privately, between just the two of them.
فَإِنْ لَمْ يَتَمَكَّنَا مِنْ فَضِّ ٱلْخِلَافِ بَيْنَهُمَا ،‏ يُمْكِنُ طَلَبُ مُسَاعَدَةِ شَخْصٍ أَوِ ٱثْنَيْنِ يَعْرِفَانِ تَفَاصِيلَ ٱلْقَضِيَّةِ .‏