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Sunan an-Nasai 4881 (Book 46, Hadith 12) #19414
Theft Punishment in Islam

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a thief who stole a man's Rida' and was brought to the Prophet. The Prophet asked him if he had stolen it, and when he admitted it, the Prophet ordered that his hand be cut off.

It was narrated from Safwan bin Umayyah that: he circumambulated theKa'bah and prayed, then he rolled up a Rid' of his and placed it beneath his head, and slept. A thief came and slid it out from beneath his head and took it. He brought him to the Prophet and said: "This man stole my Rida. The Prophet said to him: Did you steal this man's Rida?" He said: "Yes". He said: "Take him away and cut his hand off". Safwan said: "I* did not want to have his hand cut off for my Rida'". He said: "Why (did you not say that) before now?"
أَخْبَرَنِي هِلاَلُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، - هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّهُ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَصَلَّى ثُمَّ لَفَّ رِدَاءً لَهُ مِنْ بُرْدٍ فَوَضَعَهُ تَحْتَ رَأْسِهِ فَنَامَ فَأَتَاهُ لِصٌّ فَاسْتَلَّهُ مِنْ تَحْتِ رَأْسِهِ فَأَخَذَهُ فَأَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا سَرَقَ رِدَائِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ أَسَرَقْتَ رِدَاءَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبَا بِهِ فَاقْطَعَا يَدَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ صَفْوَانُ مَا كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ فِي رِدَائِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ فَلَوْ مَا قَبْلَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ خَالَفَهُ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ

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theft  *  punishment  *  hand  *  off

QUICK LESSONS:
Think before you act
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the punishment for theft in Islam. According to this hadith, if someone is caught stealing something, their hand should be cut off as punishment. This serves as a deterrent for people from committing theft and other crimes. It also shows that justice must be served even if it means punishing someone harshly for their wrongdoings. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us to think before we act and not wait until after an action has been done before speaking up or trying to stop something from happening.

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