Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4921

Chapter: Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4921

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

- يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏.‏

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah" (one of the narrators) Qutaibah said:

'Used to cut off the hand of the thief for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4921, 4924), Abu Dawud (No. 4383) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 1445).

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4921
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 4921
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4921

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

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1445

That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to cut the hand for a fourth of a Dinar and beyond that.

يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4924

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is the correct version of the narration of Yahya.

يُقْطَعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (25)

السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7118)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7119)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7120)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7121)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7123)يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7124)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7125)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7130)لا تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ ، إِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7133)يَقْطَعُ الْيَدَ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7137)لا تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ ، إِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
المنتقى من السنن المسندة (811)يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
صحيح ابن حبان (4547)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
صحيح ابن حبان (4551)يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
صحيح ابن حبان (4552)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
صحيح ابن حبان (4556)لا تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ إِِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
صحيح ابن حبان (4557)لا قَطَعَ إِِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4923)يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4924)يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4925)لا تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4926)يَقْطَعُ يَدَ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4927)تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4928)تُقْطَعُيَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4929)لا تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4930)لا تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ إِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (4931)لا تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا

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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 Sahih Muslim 1685a

'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.

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

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4921

Scholars’ grades

Other versions

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

That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to cut the hand for a fourth of a Dinar and beyond that.

"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is the correct version of the narration of Yahya.

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.

'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.

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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