Sunan an-Nasa'iHadith 4957The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

Chapter

The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

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Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَيْمَنَ بْنِ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَثَمَنُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينَارٌ ‏.‏

English Translation

It was narrated that Ayman bin Umm Ayman who attributed it to the Prophet said:

"The (hand of) a thief is not to be cut off except for the price of a shield, and in those days the price of a shield was a Dinar."

Book

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Hadith No.

4957

Author

Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i