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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4973

Chapter: Things for which the hand may not be cut off

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4973

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُخْتَلِسِ قَطْعٌ ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah said:

"The hand of the pilferer is not to be cut off."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4973).

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Scholars’ grades

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

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4973
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4973
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4973

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7170)لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُخْتَلِسِ قَطْعٌ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3040)لَيْسَ عَلِى الْمُخْتَلِسِ قَطْعٌ .
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (18246)لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُخْتَلِسِ قَطْعٌ

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Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying, "Cutting off the hand is not to be inflicted on one who plunders, but he who does so conspicuously does not belong to us.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُنْتَهِبِ قَطْعٌ وَمَنِ انْتَهَبَ نُهْبَةً مَشْهُورَةً فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

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