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Hadith 11

Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

ENGLISH

‘A’ishah said:

The prophet (ﷺ) used to cut off a thief’s hand for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.

ARABIC

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏.‏

Hadith referenceSunan Abi Dawud 11
CollectionSunan Abi Dawud
BookPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
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