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Sunan an-Nasai 4978 (Book 46, Hadith 108) #19510
Punishment of Theft in Islam

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a thief who was brought to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and he ordered that his hands and feet be cut off. When the thief was brought back for a fifth time, they killed him by throwing stones at him.

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "A thief was brought to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Kill him'. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he only stole'. He said: 'Cut off (his hand)'. So his hand was cut off. Then he was brought a second time and he said: 'Kill him'. They said; 'O Messenger of Allah, he only stole'. He said: 'Cut off (his foot)'. So his foot was cut off. He was brought to him a third time and he said: 'Kill him'. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he only stole. He said: 'Cut off (his other hand)'. Then he was brought to him a fourth time and he said: Kill him'. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he only stole'. He said: 'Cut off (his other foot)'. He was brought to him a fifth time and he said: "So we took him to an animal pen and attacked him. He lay down on his back then waved his arms and legs (in the air), and the camels ran away. Then they attacked him a second time and he did the same thing, then they attacked him a third time, and we threw stones at him and killed him, then we threw him into a well and threw stones on top of him". (Hasan) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This Hadith is Munkar, Musab bin Thabit is not strong in Hadith.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَدِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ جِيءَ بِسَارِقٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْطَعُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُطِعَ ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِهِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْطَعُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُطِعَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْطَعُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِهِ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْطَعُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ الْخَامِسَةَ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ إِلَى مِرْبَدِ النَّعَمِ وَحَمَلْنَاهُ فَاسْتَلْقَى عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ ثُمَّ كَشَّرَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَانْصَدَعَتِ الإِبِلُ ثُمَّ حَمَلُوا عَلَيْهِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ حَمَلُوا عَلَيْهِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَرَمَيْنَاهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَقَتَلْنَاهُ ثُمَّ أَلْقَيْنَاهُ فِي بِئْرٍ ثُمَّ رَمَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ وَمُصْعَبُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ

TOPICS
theft  *  punishment  *  sariqa  *  uquba  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect religious laws & regulations ; Think twice before committing any wrong ; Take responsibility for one's actions etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the punishment for theft in Islam. According to this hadith, when a thief was brought to the Messenger of Allah, he ordered that his hand be cut off as punishment. When he was brought back again, his other hand and both feet were cut off as punishment. Finally, when he was brought back for a fifth time, they killed him by throwing stones at him. This shows us that stealing is considered a serious crime in Islam and it should not be taken lightly or done without thinking of its consequences. It also teaches us that we should always think twice before doing something wrong because it can have serious consequences if we are caught doing it. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us to respect the laws of our religion and follow them so that we can stay away from any kind of trouble or harm caused by breaking them.

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