Sunan an-Nasa'i•Hadith 4952•The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
Chapter
The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
كتاب قطع السارق
Arabic Text
وَأَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَيْمَنَ، قَالَ لَمْ يَقْطَعِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم السَّارِقَ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ وَثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينَارٌ .
English Translation
It was narrated that Ayman said:
"The Prophet did not cut off the (hand of) the thief except for the value of a shield, and the value of a shield in those days was a Dinar." (Daif)
Book
Sunan an-Nasa'i
Hadith No.
4952
Author
Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i