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	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|37\|7\|6}}\|2="...when a thief steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at. If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become expensive after that."}}

	{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}		{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}

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	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|37\|7\|6a}}\|2="...when a thief steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at. If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become expensive after that."}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|37\|7\|6}}\|2="...when a thief steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at. If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become expensive after that."}}

	{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}		{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}

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	Amputation is one of the punishments (or حدود) proscribed by the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]], in particular for the crime of theft. The insistence of the tradition on this punishment was likely a continuation of the Roman law from the Byzantine Empire. At the time of the compilation of the Qur'an this punishment had recently been rescinded by the code of Justinian, though this might not have been known by the author(s) of the Qur'an <ref>https://twitter.com/NaqadStudies/status/1316442397560246272</ref>.		Amputation is one of the punishments (or حدود) proscribed by the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]], in particular for the crime of theft. The insistence of the tradition on this punishment was likely a continuation of the Roman law from the Byzantine Empire. At the time of the compilation of the Qur'an this punishment had recently been rescinded by the code of Justinian, though this might not have been known by the author(s) of the Qur'an <ref>https://twitter.com/NaqadStudies/status/1316442397560246272</ref>.

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	Amputation is one of the punishments (or حدود) proscribed by the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]], in particular for the crime of theft. The insistence of the tradition on this punishment was likely a continuation of the Roman law from the Byzantine Empire. At the time of the compilation of the Qur'an this punishment had recently been rescinded by the code of Justinian, though this might not have been known by the author(s) of the Qur'an <ref>https://twitter.com/NaqadStudies/status/1316442397560246272</ref>.		Amputation is one of the punishments (or حدود) proscribed by the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]], in particular for the crime of theft. The insistence of the tradition on this punishment was likely a continuation of the Roman law from the Byzantine Empire. At the time of the compilation of the Qur'an this punishment had recently been rescinded by the code of Justinian, though this might not have been known by the author(s) of the Qur'an <ref>https://twitter.com/NaqadStudies/status/1316442397560246272</ref>.

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			Amputation is one of the punishments (or حدود) proscribed by the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]], in particular for the crime of theft. The insistence of the tradition on this punishment was likely a continuation of the Roman law from the Byzantine Empire. At the time of the compilation of the Qur'an this punishment had recently been rescinded by the code of Justinian, though this might not have been known by the author(s) of the Qur'an <ref>https://twitter.com/NaqadStudies/status/1316442397560246272</ref>.

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	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|37\|7\|6}}\|2="...when a thief steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at. If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become expensive after that."}}

	{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}		{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}

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	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|23}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|37\|7\|6a}}\|2="...when a thief steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at. If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become expensive after that."}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|37\|7\|6}}\|2="...when a thief steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at. If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become expensive after that."}}

	{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}		{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|8\|26}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar stole while he was a runaway. Abdullah ibn Umar sent him to Said ibn al-As, who was the amir of Madina, to cut off his hand. Said refused to cut off his hand. He said, "The hand of a runaway slave is not cut off when he steals." Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "In what Book of Allah did you find this?" Then Abdullah ibn Umar gave the order, and his hand was cut off.}}

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	===How to qualify for the punishment===		===How to qualify for the punishment===

	{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~780~~}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|781-782}}, {{Muslim\|17\|4175-4180}}, and {{Muwatta\|41\|7\|24}}\|2=Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "The hand should be cut off for stealing something that is worth a quarter of a Dinar or more."}}		{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|\|\|6789\|darussalam}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|781-782}}, {{Muslim\|17\|4175-4180}}, and {{Muwatta\|41\|7\|24}}\|2=Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "The hand should be cut off for stealing something that is worth a quarter of a Dinar or more."}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~783~~}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|784-786}}, and {{Muslim\|17\|4181-4182}}\|2=Narrated 'Aisha: The hand of a thief was not cut off during the lifetime of the Prophet except for stealing something equal to a shield in value.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|\|\|6792\|darussalam}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|784-786}}, and {{Muslim\|17\|4181-4182}}\|2=Narrated 'Aisha: The hand of a thief was not cut off during the lifetime of the Prophet except for stealing something equal to a shield in value.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~787~~}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|788-790}}, {{Muslim\|17\|4183-4184}} and {{Muwatta\|41\|7\|21}}\|2=Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|\|\|6795\|darussalam}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|788-790}}, {{Muslim\|17\|4183-4184}} and {{Muwatta\|41\|7\|21}}\|2=Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~791~~}}, See also: {{Muslim\|18\|4185-4186}}\|2=Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah curses the thief who steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is to be cut off, or steals a rope, for which his hand is to be cut off."}}		{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|\|\|6799\|darussalam}}, See also: {{Muslim\|18\|4185-4186}}\|2=Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah curses the thief who steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is to be cut off, or steals a rope, for which his hand is to be cut off."}}

	===Exceptions to the law===		===Exceptions to the law===
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	Plundering is not considered to be thievery.		Plundering is not considered to be thievery.

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4378~~}}\|2=Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Cutting of hand is not to be inflicted on one who plunders, but he who plunders conspicuously does not belong to us.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4391\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Cutting of hand is not to be inflicted on one who plunders, but he who plunders conspicuously does not belong to us.}}

	Able-bodied men are needed during times of war, so hands are not to be cut off during an expedition.		Able-bodied men are needed during times of war, so hands are not to be cut off during an expedition.

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4394~~}}\|2=Narrated Busr ibn Artat: Junadah ibn AbuUmayyah said: We were with Busr ibn Artat on the sea (on an expedition). A thief called Misdar who had stolen a bukhti she-camel was brought. He said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Hands are not to be cut off during a warlike expedition. Had it not been so, I would have cut it off.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4408\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Busr ibn Artat: Junadah ibn AbuUmayyah said: We were with Busr ibn Artat on the sea (on an expedition). A thief called Misdar who had stolen a bukhti she-camel was brought. He said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Hands are not to be cut off during a warlike expedition. Had it not been so, I would have cut it off.}}

	Amputation not needed for thieves who steal fruit.		Amputation not needed for thieves who steal fruit.

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4375~~}}\|2=Narrated Rafi' ibn Khadij: Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Hibban said: A slave stole a plant of a palm-tree from the orchard of a man and planted it in the orchard of his master. The owner of the plant went out in search of the plant and he found it. He solicited help against the slave from Marwan ibn al-Hakam who was the Governor of Medina at that time. Marwan confined the slave and intended to cut off his hand. The slave's master went to Rafi' ibn Khadij and asked him about it.		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4388\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Rafi' ibn Khadij: Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Hibban said: A slave stole a plant of a palm-tree from the orchard of a man and planted it in the orchard of his master. The owner of the plant went out in search of the plant and he found it. He solicited help against the slave from Marwan ibn al-Hakam who was the Governor of Medina at that time. Marwan confined the slave and intended to cut off his hand. The slave's master went to Rafi' ibn Khadij and asked him about it.
	He told him that he had heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: The hand is not to be cut off for taking fruit or the pith of the palm-tree.		He told him that he had heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: The hand is not to be cut off for taking fruit or the pith of the palm-tree.
	The man then said: Marwan has seized my slave and wants to cut off his hand. I wish you to go with me to him and tell him that which you have heard from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). So Rafi' ibn Khadij went with him and came to Marwan ibn al-Hakam.		The man then said: Marwan has seized my slave and wants to cut off his hand. I wish you to go with me to him and tell him that which you have heard from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). So Rafi' ibn Khadij went with him and came to Marwan ibn al-Hakam.
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	===Thieves who repent must still be punished===		===Thieves who repent must still be punished===

	{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~779~~}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~778~~}}, {{Muslim\|17\|~~4187~~}}, and {{Muslim\|17\|~~4189~~}} & {{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4382~~}}\|2=Narrated 'Aisha: The Quraish people became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They said, "Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to Allah's Apostle and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the favorite of Allah's Apostle. " When Usama spoke to Allah's Apostle about that matter, Allah's Apostle said, "Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the legal punishment of Allah?" Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, "O people! The nations before you went astray because if a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among them committed theft, they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad will cut off her hand!"}}		{{Quote\|1={{Bukhari\|\|\|6788\|darussalam}}, See also: {{Bukhari\|\|\|6787\|darussalam}}, {{Muslim\|\|1688a\|reference}}, and {{Muslim\|\|1688c\|reference}} & {{Abu Dawud\|\|4396\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated 'Aisha: The Quraish people became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They said, "Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to Allah's Apostle and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the favorite of Allah's Apostle. " When Usama spoke to Allah's Apostle about that matter, Allah's Apostle said, "Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the legal punishment of Allah?" Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, "O people! The nations before you went astray because if a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among them committed theft, they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad will cut off her hand!"}}

	Story continued in {{Muslim\|17\|~~4188~~}} and {{Bukhari\|8\|81\|~~779~~}}...		Story continued in {{Muslim\|\|1688b\|reference}} and {{Bukhari\|\|\|6788\|darussalam}}...

	{{Quote\|2=He (the Holy Prophet) then commanded about that woman who had committed theft, and her hand was cut off. 'A'isha (further) said: Hers was a good respentance, and she later on married and used to come to me after that, and I conveyed her needs (and problems) to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).}}		{{Quote\|2=He (the Holy Prophet) then commanded about that woman who had committed theft, and her hand was cut off. 'A'isha (further) said: Hers was a good respentance, and she later on married and used to come to me after that, and I conveyed her needs (and problems) to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).}}
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	The story is confirmed by many narrators and collections:		The story is confirmed by many narrators and collections:

	{{Quote\|1={{Muslim\|17\|~~4190~~}}\|2=Jaibir reported that a woman from the tribe of Makhzum committed theft. She was brought to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and she sought refuge (intercession) from Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him). Thereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: By Allah, even if she were Fatima, I would have her hand cut off. And thus her hand was cut off.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muslim\|\|1689\|reference}}\|2=Jaibir reported that a woman from the tribe of Makhzum committed theft. She was brought to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and she sought refuge (intercession) from Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him). Thereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: By Allah, even if she were Fatima, I would have her hand cut off. And thus her hand was cut off.}}

	{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|10\|31}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu'z-Zinad informed him that a governor of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz took some people in battle and had not killed any of them. He wanted to cut off their hands or kill them, so he wrote to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz about that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to him, "Better to take less than that."		{{Quote\|{{Muwatta\|41\|10\|31}}\|Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu'z-Zinad informed him that a governor of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz took some people in battle and had not killed any of them. He wanted to cut off their hands or kill them, so he wrote to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz about that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to him, "Better to take less than that."
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	===The habitual thief===		===The habitual thief===

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4396~~}}\|2=Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: A thief was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him). He said: Kill him. The people said: He has committed theft, Apostle of Allah! Then he said: Cut off his hand. So his (right) hand was cut off. He was brought a second time and he said: Kill him. The people said: He has committed theft, Apostle of Allah! Then he said: Cut off his foot.		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4410\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: A thief was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him). He said: Kill him. The people said: He has committed theft, Apostle of Allah! Then he said: Cut off his hand. So his (right) hand was cut off. He was brought a second time and he said: Kill him. The people said: He has committed theft, Apostle of Allah! Then he said: Cut off his foot.
	So his (left) foot was cut off.		So his (left) foot was cut off.
	He was brought a third time and he said: Kill him.		He was brought a third time and he said: Kill him.
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	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4397~~}}\|2=Narrated Fadalah ibn Ubayd: A thief was brought to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and his hand was cut off. Thereafter he commanded for it, and it was hung on his neck.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4411\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Fadalah ibn Ubayd: A thief was brought to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and his hand was cut off. Thereafter he commanded for it, and it was hung on his neck.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4367~~}}\|2=Narrated AbuUmayyah al-Makhzumi: A thief who had accepted (having committed theft) was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him), but no good were found with him. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), said to him: I do not think you have stolen. He said: Yes, I have. He repeated it twice or thrice. So he gave orders. His hand was cut off and he was then brought to him. He said: Ask Allah's pardon and turn to Him in repentance. He said: I ask Allah's pardon and turn to Him in repentance. He (the Prophet) then said: O Allah, accept his repentance.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4380\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated AbuUmayyah al-Makhzumi: A thief who had accepted (having committed theft) was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him), but no good were found with him. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), said to him: I do not think you have stolen. He said: Yes, I have. He repeated it twice or thrice. So he gave orders. His hand was cut off and he was then brought to him. He said: Ask Allah's pardon and turn to Him in repentance. He said: I ask Allah's pardon and turn to Him in repentance. He (the Prophet) then said: O Allah, accept his repentance.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4373~~}}, See also: {{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4374~~}}\|2=Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) had a man's hand cut off who had stolen from the place reserved for women a shield whose price was three dirhams.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4386\|darussalam}}, See also: {{Abu Dawud\|\|4387\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) had a man's hand cut off who had stolen from the place reserved for women a shield whose price was three dirhams.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{~~Abudawud~~\|38\|~~4377~~}}\|2=Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked about fruit which was bung up and said: If a needy person takes some with his mouth and does not take a supply away in his garment, there is nothing on him, but he who carries any of it is to be fined twice the value and punished, and he who steals any of it after it has been put in the place where dates are dried to have his hand cut off if their value reaches the value of a shield. If he steals a thing less in value than it, he is to be find twice the value and punished.}}		{{Quote\|1={{Abu Dawud\|\|4390\|darussalam}}\|2=Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked about fruit which was bung up and said: If a needy person takes some with his mouth and does not take a supply away in his garment, there is nothing on him, but he who carries any of it is to be fined twice the value and punished, and he who steals any of it after it has been put in the place where dates are dried to have his hand cut off if their value reaches the value of a shield. If he steals a thing less in value than it, he is to be find twice the value and punished.}}

	{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|22}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abd ar-Rahman abu Husayn al-Makki that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The hand is not cut off for fruit hanging on the tree and for sheep kept in the mountains. So when they are taken from the fold or the place where the fruit is dried, a hand is cut off for whatever reaches the price of a shield."}}		{{Quote\|1={{Muwatta\|41\|7\|22}}\|2=Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abd ar-Rahman abu Husayn al-Makki that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The hand is not cut off for fruit hanging on the tree and for sheep kept in the mountains. So when they are taken from the fold or the place where the fruit is dried, a hand is cut off for whatever reaches the price of a shield."}}

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