Sahih Muslim The Book of Legal Punishments

Sahih Muslim 1685a

Chapter: The Hadd for stealing and the minimum threshold

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1685a

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكِلاَهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ ‏.‏

'A'isha reported that during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the hand of the thief was not cut off for less than the price of a shield, iron coat or armour and both of them are valuable.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1685a, 1685b).

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( ثَمَن الْمِجَنّ حَجَفَة أَوْ تُرْس وَكِلَاهُمَا ذُو ثَمَن ) الْمِجَنّ : بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَفَتْح الْجِيم , وَهُوَ اِسْم لِكُلِّ مَا يُسْتَجَنّ بِهِ , أَيْ يُسْتَتَر , وَالْحَجَفَة بِحَاءٍ مُهْمَلَة ثُمَّ جِيم مَفْتُوحَتَيْنِ هِيَ الدَّرَقَة وَهِيَ مَعْرُوفَة. وَقَوْله : ( حَجَفَة أَوْ تُرْس ) هُمَا مَجْرُورَانِ بَدَل مِنْ الْمِجَنّ. وَقَوْله : ( وَكِلَاهُمَا ذُو ثَمَن ) إِشَارَة إِلَى أَنَّ الْقَطْع لَا يَكُون فِيمَا قَلَّ بَلْ يَخْتَصّ بِمَا لَهُ ثَمَن ظَاهِر , وَهُوَ رُبْع دِينَار , كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الرِّوَايَات.…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1685b

" That (the shield) was valuable those days."

وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ح…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (1)

السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15783)لَمْ يُقْطَعْ سَارِقٌ فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ ، وَكِلاهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 1524

Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, cut off the hand of a man who stole a shield whose price was three dirhams.

حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 22 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1228

"A thief's hand should not be cut off except for a quarter of a Dinar or more." Agreed upon and the wording is from Muslim. The version of Al-Bukhari reads, 'The hand of a thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar or more."

"تُقْطَعُ اَلْيَدُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا "

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 5 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4384

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.

تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 23 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4383

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

يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6792

The hand of a thief was not cut off during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) except for stealing something equal to a shield in value. A similar hadith is narrated from `Aisha through another chain.

يَدَ السَّارِقِ، لَمْ تُقْطَعْ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ مِجَنٍّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6794

A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.

لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَدْنَى مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ، تُرْسٍ أَوْ حَجَفَةٍ، وَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ذَا ثَمَنٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Sahih Muslim 1685a

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" That (the shield) was valuable those days."

On the same subject

Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, cut off the hand of a man who stole a shield whose price was three dirhams.

"A thief's hand should not be cut off except for a quarter of a Dinar or more." Agreed upon and the wording is from Muslim. The version of Al-Bukhari reads, 'The hand of a thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar or more."

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.

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

The hand of a thief was not cut off during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) except for stealing something equal to a shield in value. A similar hadith is narrated from `Aisha through another chain.

A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.

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" That (the shield) was valuable those days."

On the same subject

Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, cut off the hand of a man who stole a shield whose price was three dirhams.

"A thief's hand should not be cut off except for a quarter of a Dinar or more." Agreed upon and the wording is from Muslim. The version of Al-Bukhari reads, 'The hand of a thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar or more."

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.

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

The hand of a thief was not cut off during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) except for stealing something equal to a shield in value. A similar hadith is narrated from `Aisha through another chain.

A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.

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