Is cutting mandatory for theft of worked materials like horns?

Chapter on Amputation in Theft

Al-Mughni

Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)

Book 51 · Issue 2 · Bab 2

Open in Qurani

Primary text

There is no cutting for the theft of horns, even if they have been worked upon, because the working (craftsmanship) is not the dominant characteristic of the item; rather, the inherent value of the material is. This is differentiated from worked wood.