PUNISHMENT FOR THEFT AND THE MINIMUM LIMIT ACCORDING TO WHICH IT IS IMPOSED UPON AN OFFENDER(SAHIH HADITH MUSLIM)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Chapter# 1, Book 17, Number 4175:
‘A’isha reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) cut off the hand of a thief for a quarter of a dinar rid upwards.
Book 17, Number 4176:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri.
Book 17, Number 4177:
‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The hand of a thief should not be cut off but for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.
Book 17, Number 4178:
‘A’isha reported: I heard Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The hand (of a thief) should not be cut off but for a quarter of a dinar and what is above that.
Book 17, Number 4179:
‘A’isha reported that she heard Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: The hand of the thief may not be cut off but for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.
Book 17, Number 4180:
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Yazid b. ‘Abdullah b. al-Had with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 17, Number 4181:
‘A’isha reported that during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) the hand of the thief was not cut off for less than the price of a shield, iron coat or armour and both of them are valuable.
Book 17, Number 4182:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham through another chain of transmitters, and in the hadith narrated by ‘Abd al-Rahim and Abu Usama (the words are):” That (the shield) was valuable those days.”
Book 17, Number 4183:
Ibn ‘Umar reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace upon him) cut off the hand of a thief (in case of the theft) of a shield the price of which was three dirhams.
Book 17, Number 4184:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar through some other chains of transmitters but with a slight variation of words.
Book 17, Number 4185:
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Let there be the curse of Allah upon the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and steals a rope and his hand is cut off.
Book 17, Number 4186:
This hadith is narrated on the authority of A’mash with the same chain of transmitters with a slight variation of words.