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Hadith 1

The Book of Legal Punishments

ENGLISH

'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The hand of a thief should not be cut off but for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.

ARABIC

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَحَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِلْوَلِيدِ وَحَرْمَلَةَ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ لاَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ إِلاَّ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏

Hadith referenceSahih Muslim 1
CollectionSahih Muslim
BookThe Book of Legal Punishments
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