Sunan an-Nasa'i•Hadith 4971•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
أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَلاَ كَثَرٍ " .
English Translation
It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees."'
Book
Sunan an-Nasa'i
Hadith No.
4971
Author
Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i