Book 46: The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
كتاب قطع السارق
Hadith 4910
Sahih — Darussalam
The Value for which, if it is stolen, the (Thief's) Hand is to be cut off
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَمُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ
Hadith 4911
The Value for which, if it is stolen, the (Thief's) Hand is to be cut off
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that:
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield. (Sahih)
Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is a mistake.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَنَفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ
Hadith 4912
Sahih — Darussalam
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.
The Value for which, if it is stolen, the (Thief's) Hand is to be cut off
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."'
It was narrated from 'Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that:
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cut off (a thief's hand) for one quarter of a Dinar.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ
Hadith 4915
Sahih — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) cut off the hand of a thief for a quarter of a Dinar."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَتْ عَمْرَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ
Hadith 4917
Hasan — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar, or more."
قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ وَعَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
Hadith 4918
Sahih — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
Hadith 4919
Sahih — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
Hadith 4920
Sahih — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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."
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
Hadith 4922
Sahih — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
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."
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
Hadith 4923
Sahih — Darussalam
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
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."
أَخْبَرَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
Hadith 4924
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
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 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."
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 (ﷺ) say: "The hand of the thief is not be cut off except for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."