Hadith 10
The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
ENGLISH
It was narrated that Ayman bin Umm Ayman who attributed it to the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The (hand of) a thief is not to be cut off except for the price of a shield, and in those days the price of a shield was a Dinar."
ARABIC
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَيْمَنَ بْنِ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ
لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ
Hadith referenceSunan an-Nasa'i 10
CollectionSunan an-Nasa'i
BookThe Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
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