Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Hudud

7- بَابُ لَعْنِ السَّارِقِ إِذَا لَمْ يُسَمَّ:

(7) Chapter. (It is permissible) to curse thieves (generally) without mentioning names.

1 hadith · references 6783–6783

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Bukhari · 6783لَعَنَ اللَّهُ السَّارِقَ يَسْرِقُ الْبَيْضَةَ فَتُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ ، وَيَسْرِقُ الْحَبْلَ فَتُقْطَعُ يَدُهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah curses a man who steals an egg and gets his hand cut off, or steals a rope and gets his hands cut off." Al-A'mash said, "People used to interpret the Baida as an iron helmet, and they used to5 narrators