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كتاب قطع السارق
The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
" لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ ثُلُثِ دِينَارٍ أَوْ نِصْفِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا "
"(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."
More from The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 4914
the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for one quarter of a Dinar.
- Hadith 4916
"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."
- Hadith 4913
"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."'
- Hadith 4917
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar, or more."
- Hadith 4912
"Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth five Dirhams.
- Hadith 4918
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."