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Sunan an-Nasai 4968 (Book 46, Hadith 98) #19500
Theft and Punishment

SUMMARY: Stealing produce or the spadix of palm trees does not warrant cutting off the hand.

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"'. (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is a mistake, and I do not know who Abu Maimun (one of the narrators) is.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَلاَ كَثَرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ أَبُو مَيْمُونٍ لاَ أَعْرِفُهُ

TOPICS
theft  *  punishment  *  produce  *  spadix

QUICK LESSONS:
Be just when punishing someone for their wrongdoings; Do your best to ensure accuracy when narrating Hadiths; Respect other people’s property; Follow Islamic teachings on justice and mercy.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about theft and punishment. It was narrated by Rafi bin Khadij that he heard the Messenger of Allah say that stealing produce or the spadix of palm trees does not warrant cutting off the hand. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman An-Nasai said this is a mistake, but he did not know who Abu Maimun was, one of the narrators. This hadith teaches us that even though stealing is wrong, it should be punished in a way that fits its severity and does not cause harm to an individual's body parts. We should also be careful when we are narrating hadiths as mistakes can occur if we do not have enough information about our sources.

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