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The Legal Punishment for the Thief

باب حَدِّ السَّارِقِ

Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of The Legal Punishments(view book)

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“May Allah curse the thief! He steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and he steals a rope and his hand is cut off”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ " لَعَنَ اللَّهُ السَّارِقَ يَسْرِقُ الْبَيْضَةَ فَتُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ وَيَسْرِقُ الْحَبْلَ فَتُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ " .

Classification

Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]

It was narrated that Ibn Umar said:
“The Prophet ﷺ cut off (the hand of a thief) for a shield worth three Dirham.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بَنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَطَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ .

Classification

Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]

It was narrated from Aishah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Do not cut off (the thief's hand) except for something worth one quarter of a Dinar or more

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ " لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا " .

Classification

Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]

It was narrated from Amir bin Sa'd, from this father, that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ " تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ " .

Classification

Hasan (Good) [Darussalam]