Sunan Abi Dawud · Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
باب الْقَطْعِ فِي الْخُلْسَةِ وَالْخِيَانَةِ
Chapter: Cutting off the hand for snatching and treachery.
2 hadith · references 4391–4393
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Abu Dawud · 4391لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُنْتَهِبِ قَطْعٌ وَمَنِ انْتَهَبَ نُهْبَةً مَشْهُورَةً فَلَيْسَ مِنَّاNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Cutting of hand is not to be inflicted on one who plunders, but he who plunders conspicuously does not belong to us.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4393حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِهِ ، زَادَ وَلَا عَلَى The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Jabir through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: Cutting of the hand is not be inflicted on one who snatches something. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Jurai5 narrators