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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4982

Chapter: Hanging the thief's hand from his neck

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4982

أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ تَعْلِيقِ، يَدِ السَّارِقِ فِي عُنُقِهِ قَالَ سُنَّةٌ

قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدَ سَارِقٍ وَعَلَّقَ يَدَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn Muhairiz said; "I asked Fadalah bin 'Ubaid about hanging the hand (of the thief) from his neck, and he said:

'It is Sunnah. The Messenger of Allah cut off a thief's hand then hung it from his neck."'(Daif)

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4982).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( وَعَلَّقَ يَده ) أَيْ لِيَكُونَ عِبْرَة وَنَكَالًا قَالَ اِبْن الْعَرَبِيّ فِي شَرْح التِّرْمِذِيّ وَلَوْ ثَبَتَ هَذَا الْحُكْم لَكَانَ حَسَنًا صَحِيحًا لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَثْبُت وَيَرْوِيه الْحَجَّاج اِبْن أَرْطَاة قُلْت وَالْحَدِيث قَدْ حَسَّنَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَسَكَتَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ النَّسَائِيُّ وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 4982
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 4982
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 4982

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السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1512)قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَ سَارِقٍ ، وَعَلَّقَ يَدَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15878)قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَ سَارِقٍ وَعَلَّقَ يَدَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ
مسند عبد الله بن المبارك (147)قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَ سَارِقٍ وَعَلَّقَ يَدَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ

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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 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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4982

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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 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.

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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 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.

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