Sunan Abu Dawud Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4384

Chapter: For what the hand of a thief is to be cut off

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4384

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏"

‘A’ishah reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying :

A thief’s hand should be cut off for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.

Ahmed b. Salih said: The amputation (of a thief’s hand) is for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4384), Al-Bukhari (No. 6790), Muslim (No. 1684a, 1684b, 1684c, 1684d, 1684e, 1684f), An-Nasa’i (No. 4915, 4916, 4917, 4918, 4919, 4922, 4923, 4928), Ibn Majah (No. 2585) and Ahmad (No. 22950, 23583, 24141, 24921).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( تُقْطَع ) بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول ( يَد السَّارِق ) : أَيْ جِنْسه فَيَشْمَل السَّارِقَة أَوْ يُعْرَف حُكْمهَا بِنَصِّ الْآيَة وَالْمُقَايَسَة وَالْمُرَاد يَمِينه لِقِرَاءَةِ اِبْن مَسْعُود { فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْمَانهمَا } وَالْمُرَاد إِلَى الرُّسْغ. وَالسَّرِقَة هِيَ أَخْذ مَال خُفْيَة لَيْسَ لِلْآخِذِ أَخْذه مِنْ حِرْز مِثْله فَلَا يُقْطَع مُخْتَلِس وَمُنْتَهِب وَجَاحِد لِنَحْوِ وَدِيعَة. وَعِنْد التِّرْمِذِيّ مِمَّا صَحَّحَهُ " لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُخْتَلِس وَالْمُنْتَهِب وَالْخَائِن قَطْع , ( فِي رُبُع دِينَار ) : بِضَمِّ الْبَاء وَيُسَكَّن ( فَصَاعِدًا ) : أَيْ فَمَا فَوْقه. وَالْحَدِيث حُجَّة لِلشَّافِعِيِّ وَغَيْره. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَال…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4384
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (6790) Sahih Muslim (1684)	The hadith	No. 4384
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4384

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6790

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar."

تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1684a

'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cut off the hand of a thief for a quarter of a dinar rid upwards.

يَقْطَعُ السَّارِقَ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا.

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1684b

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri.

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1684c

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

لاَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ إِلاَّ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1684d

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The hand (of a thief) should not be cut off but for a quarter of a dinar and what is above that.

لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَمَا فَوْقَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1684e

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

لاَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ إِلاَّ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1684f

A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Yazid b. 'Abdullah b. al-Had with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، - مِنْ وَلَدِ الْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ…

Weak Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4915

"(The thief's hand) is not to be cut off except for the price of a shield, one-third of a Dinar or half of Dinar, or more."

"‏ لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ ثُلُثِ دِينَارٍ أَوْ نِصْفِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4916

"Amrah said, narrating from 'Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah cut off the hand of a thief for a quarter of a Dinar."

"‏ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Differing grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4917