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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Legal Punishments

Sunan Ibn Majah 2588

Chapter: A Thief Who Confesses.

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2588

Narrator:ثعلبة بن عمرو الأنصاري

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ، جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

إِنِّي سَرَقْتُ جَمَلاً لِبَنِي فُلاَنٍ فَطَهِّرْنِي ‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا إِنَّا افْتَقَدْنَا جَمَلاً لَنَا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ

It was narrated from Abdur-Rahman bin Tha’labah Al-Ansari, from his father, that Amr bin Samurah bin Habib bin Abd Shams came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said:

“O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! I stole a camel belonging to Banu so-and-so; purify me!” The Prophet (ﷺ) sent word to them and they said: “(Yes), we have lost a camel of ours.” So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that his hand be cut off. Tha'labah said: “I was looking at him when his hand fell and he said (to it) 'Praise is to Allah (STW) Who has purified me of you; you wanted to cause my whole body to enter Hell.'''

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2588).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَطَهِّرْنِي ) مِنْ التَّطْهِير بِإِيرَادِ الْحَدّ عَلَى قَوْله ( مِنْك ) خِطَاب لِلْيَدِ وَاَللَّه سُبْحَانه وَتَعَالَى أَعْلَم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2588
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2588
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2588
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2588

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1368)إِنِّي سَرَقْتُ جَمَلا لِبَنِي فُلانٍ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَقَالُوا : إِنَّا افْتَقَدْنَا جَمَلا لَنَا ، فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1854)سَرَقْتُ جَمَلا لِبَنِي فُلانٍ ، يَعْنِي فَطَهِّرْنِي ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالُوا : إِنَّا افْتَقَدْنَا جَمَلا لَنَا ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ ، فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3605

Fadala b. 'Ubaid said a thief was brought to God’s Messenger, and when his hand was cut off he gave command that it should be hung on his neck. Tirmidhi, Aba Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بسارقٍ فقُطِعَتْ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَعُلِّقَتْ فِي عُنُقِهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ…

Narrated by Fadāla ibn Ubayd + 3 other versions

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