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Sunan an-Nasai 4879 (Book 46, Hadith 10) #19412
Punishment for Theft

SUMMARY: A man stole a Burdah and was brought before the Prophet, who ordered that his hand be cut off.

It was narrated from Safwan bin Umayyah that: a man stole his Burdah, so he brought him before the Prophet, who ordered that his hand be cut off. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, I will let him have it". He said: "O Abu Wahb! Why didn't you do that before you brought him to me?" And the Messenger of Allah had (the man's) hand cut off.
أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ مُرَقَّعٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَرَقَ بُرْدَةً فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَأَمَرَ بِقَطْعِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ تَجَاوَزْتُ عَنْهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَلَوْلاَ كَانَ هَذَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي بِهِ يَا أَبَا وَهْبٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَطَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

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theft  *  punishment  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey laws and respect law & order; Do not steal; Follow Islamic teachings; Offer restitution if possible; Bring criminals to justice if necessary.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the punishment for theft according to Islamic teachings. It was narrated from Safwan bin Umayyah that a man stole his Burdah, so he brought him before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ ordered that his hand be cut off as punishment for stealing. The man offered to let him have it instead of cutting off his hand, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “O Abu Wahb! Why didn't you do that before you brought him to me?” and still had the man's hand cut off as punishment. This hadith teaches us that stealing is not tolerated in Islam and there are consequences for those who commit this crime.

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