Sunan Abi Dawud · Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
باب مَا يُقْطَعُ فِيهِ السَّارِقُ
Chapter: For what the hand of a thief is to be cut off.
5 hadith · references 4383–4387
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Abu Dawud · 4383أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًاAishah said: The prophet ﷺ used to cut off a thief’s hand for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4384تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًاAishah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: A thief’s hand should be cut off for a quarter of a dinar and upwards. Ahmed bin Salih said: The amputation (of a thief’s hand) is for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4385أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلَاثَةُ دَرَاهِمَIbn Umar’ said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had thief’s hand cut off for a shield worth three dirhams.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4386أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَطَعَ يَدَ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ تُرْسًا مِنْ صُفَّةِ النِّسَاءِ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلَاثَةُ دَرَاهِمَNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ had a man's hand cut off who had stolen from the place reserved for women a shield whose price was three dirhams.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4387قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَ رَجُلٍ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ دِينَارٌ أَوْ عَشَرَةُ دَرَاهِمَNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a man's hand cut off for (stealing) a shield whose price was a dinar or ten dirhams. Abu Dawud said: Muhammad bin Salamah and Saadan bin Yahya have transmitted it7 narrators