Is amputation applied if a person confesses to theft from two individuals, and only one demands restitution?
Chapter on Amputation in Theft
Al-Mughni
Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)
Primary text
If a person confesses to theft from two individuals, and only one appears to demand restitution while the other is absent, amputation is not established, because the demand pertaining to the single claimant alone does not suffice to establish the punishment.