Severing Hands

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฅูุณู’ู…ูŽุงุนููŠู„ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฃููˆูŽูŠู’ุณูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ูˆูŽู‡ู’ุจูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ูŠููˆู†ูุณูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุดูู‡ูŽุงุจูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูุจูŽูŠู’ุฑูุŒ ูˆูŽุนูŽู…ู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€ "โ€ ุชูู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู ูŠูŽุฏู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽุงุฑูู‚ู ูููŠ ุฑูุจูุนู ุฏููŠู†ูŽุงุฑู โ€"โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (๏ทบ) said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar."

Sahih al-Bukhari 6790 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6790

See also: https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6791

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูุซู’ู…ูŽุงู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุดูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏูŽุฉูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽุชู’ู†ููŠ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽุงุฑูู‚ูุŒ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ูููŠ ุซูŽู…ูŽู†ู ู…ูุฌูŽู†ู‘ู ุญูŽุฌูŽููŽุฉู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุชูุฑู’ุณูโ€.โ€ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูุซู’ู…ูŽุงู†ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุญูู…ูŽูŠู’ุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุญู’ู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู…ูุซู’ู„ูŽู‡ูโ€.โ€

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

Note: a shield at the time was worth one dinar.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6792 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6792

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูู‚ูŽุงุชูู„ูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูŽูƒูู†ู’ ุชูู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู ูŠูŽุฏู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽุงุฑูู‚ู ูููŠ ุฃูŽุฏู’ู†ูŽู‰ ู…ูู†ู’ ุญูŽุฌูŽููŽุฉู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุชูุฑู’ุณูุŒ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ูˆูŽุงุญูุฏู ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง ุฐููˆ ุซูŽู…ูŽู†ูโ€.โ€ ุฑูŽูˆูŽุงู‡ู ูˆูŽูƒููŠุนูŒ ูˆูŽุงุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุฏู’ุฑููŠุณูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ู ู…ูุฑู’ุณูŽู„ุงู‹โ€.โ€

Narrated `Aisha: A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something cheaper than a Hajafa or a Turs (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6793 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6793

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ูŠููˆุณููู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุฃูุณูŽุงู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽ ู€ ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุง ู€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู’ ูŠูŽุฏู ุณูŽุงุฑูู‚ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูููŠ ุฃูŽุฏู’ู†ูŽู‰ ู…ูู†ู’ ุซูŽู…ูŽู†ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุฌูŽู†ู‘ูุŒ ุชูุฑู’ุณู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุญูŽุฌูŽููŽุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ูˆูŽุงุญูุฏู ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง ุฐูŽุง ุซูŽู…ูŽู†ูโ€.โ€

Narrated `Aisha: 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.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6794 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6794

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุณู’ู…ูŽุงุนููŠู„ูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽุงุญูุฏูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุงู„ุฃูŽุนู’ู…ูŽุดูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู…ูุนู’ุชู ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ุตูŽุงู„ูุญูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู…ูุนู’ุชู ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ู‡ูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ู„ูŽุนูŽู†ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽุงุฑูู‚ูŽุŒ ูŠูŽุณู’ุฑูู‚ู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽูŠู’ุถูŽุฉูŽ ููŽุชูู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู ูŠูŽุฏูู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุณู’ุฑูู‚ู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุจู’ู„ูŽ ููŽุชูู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู ูŠูŽุฏูู‡ู โ€"โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah curses the thief who steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is to be cut off, or steals a rope, for which his hand is to be cut off."

Sahih al-Bukhari 6799 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6799

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