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Sunan Abi Dawud 4384 (Book 40, Hadith 34) #24675
Punishment for Theft

SUMMARY: Theft is a serious crime and should be punished with amputation of the thief's hand.

'A’ishah reported the prophet as saying : A thief’s hand should be cut off for a quarter of a dinar and upwards. Ahmed b. Salih said: The amputation (of a thief’s hand) is for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْقَطْعُ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا

TOPICS
theft  *  punishment  *  amputation  *  sariqa  *  uqubat  *  alyad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect property rights
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the punishment for theft, which is cutting off the thief's hand. It was reported by Aishah that Prophet Muhammad said that a thief's hand should be cut off if they steal something worth a quarter of a dinar or more. This was also confirmed by Ahmed b. Salih who said that amputation of the thief's hand is for stealing something worth a quarter of a dinar or more. This hadith teaches us to take theft seriously and to punish it accordingly in order to maintain justice and fairness in society.

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