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Hadith 26

The Chapters on Legal Punishments

ENGLISH

It was narrated from Jabir bin Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The hand of the one who betrays a trust, the robber and the pilferer is not to be cut off”.

ARABIC

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ لاَ يُقْطَعُ الْخَائِنُ وَلاَ الْمُنْتَهِبُ وَلاَ الْمُخْتَلِسُ ‏

Hadith referenceSunan Ibn Majah 26
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BookThe Chapters on Legal Punishments
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