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

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.

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 hand of the thief is to be cut off for a 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, 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 'Aishah said

"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 that 'Aishah said

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand (of the thief) is not to be cut off except for one-quarter of a Dinar."'

It was narrated that sulaiman bin Yasar said

"Five (fingers i.e., the hand) should not be cut off except for five." Hammam said: "I met 'Abdullah Ad-Danaj and he narrated to me that Sulaiman bin Yasar said: "Five should not be cut off except for five." (Sahih Maqtu)

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"The hand of the thief should not be cut off for anything less than a Hajafah or a Turs (two kinds of shields)," each of which was worth a (decent) price.

It was narrated that Ayman said

"The Prophet did not cut off the (hand of) the thief except for the value of a shield, and the value of a shield in those days was a Dinar." (Daif)

It was narrated that Ayman said

"The hand of a thief was not be cut off during the time of the Messenger of Allah except for the price of a shield, which in those days was a Dinar." (Daif)

It was narrated that Ayman said

"The (hand of) a thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield, and the price of a shield during the time of the Messenger of Allah was a Dinar, or ten Dirhams." (Daif)

It was narrated that Ayman said

"The (hand of) a thief is not to be cut off for less than the price of a shield." (Daif Mawquf)

'Ata, bin Abi Rabah narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas used to say

"Its price in those days was ten Dirhams."

Chapter 12: Stealing Fruit after it has been put in the place where it is stored to dry

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shuaib, from his father, that his grandfather 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, that the Messenger of Allah wsa asked about fruit on the tree. He said

"Whatever a needy person takes without putting any in his pocket (and taking it away), there is no penalty on him. But whoever takes anything away, he must pay a penalty of twice its value, and be punished. Whoever steals something after it has been stored properly, and its value is equal to that of a shield, his hand must be cut off. Whoever steals something worth less than that, he must pay a penalty of twice its value and be punished."

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shuaib, from his father, that his grandfather 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, that a man from Muzainah came to the Messenger of Allah and said

'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about a sheep stolen from the pasture?" He said: "(The thief must pay) double and be punished. There is no cutting off of the hand for (stealing) livestock, except what which has been put in the pen, if its value is equal to that of a shield, in which case the (thief's) hand is to be cut off. If its value is not equal to that of a shield, then he should pay a penalty of twice its value and be flogged as a punishment." He said: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you think about fruit on the tree?" He said: "(The thief must pay) double and be punished. There is no cutting off of the hand for (stealing) fruit on the tree, except for that which has been stored properly if its value is equal to that of a shield, in which case the (thief's) hand is not equal to that of a shield, then he should pay a penalty of twice its value and be flogged as a punishment."

Chapter 13: Things for which the hand may not be cut off

It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees."'

It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees."'

It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees."' (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is a mistake, and I do not know who Abu Maimun (one of the narrators) is.