The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

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Chapter 8: The Value for which, if it is stolen, the (Thief's) Hand is to be cut off

'Abdullah bin 'Umar narrated that

the Prophet cut off the hand of a thief, who stole a shield, from a portico allocated to women, the price of which was three Dirhams.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that

the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth three Dirhams.

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that

the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield. (Sahih)Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is a mistake.

It was narrated that Anas said

"Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth five Dirhams.

It was narrated that Qatadah said

"I heard Anas say: 'A man stole a shield during the time of Abu Bakr, the value of which was five Dirhams, and he cut off his hand."'

Chapter 9: Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri

It was narrated from 'Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that

the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for one quarter of a Dinar.

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said

"(The thief's hand) is not to be cut off except for the price of a shield, one-third of a Dinar or half of Dinar, or more."

It was narrated that Az-Zuhri said

"Amrah said, narrating from 'Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah cut off the hand of a thief for a quarter of a Dinar."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar, or more."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet said

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah" (one of the narrators) Qutaibah said

'Used to cut off the hand of the thief for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Aishah, from the Prophet

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Aishah, from the Prophet

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Amrah that she heard 'Aishah say

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is the correct version of the narration of Yahya.

It was narrated from 'Amrah that she heard 'Aishah say

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated from 'Amrah that 'Aishah said

"Cutting off (the hand of the thief) is for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"It has not been too long and I have not forgotten yet. Cutting off (the hand of the thief) is for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

Chapter 10: Mentioning the Differences Reported by Abu Bakr bin Muhammad and 'Abdullah bin Abi Bakr From 'Amrah In This Hadith

It was narrated from 'Aishah that

she heard the Messenger of Allah say: "The hand of the thief is not be cut off except for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."