Is cutting obligatory if a non-discerning child removes the property upon the order of the thief?
Chapter on Amputation in Theft
Al-Mughni
Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)
Primary text
If the thief commands a child who cannot distinguish (la yumayyiz) to remove the property, cutting is obligatory upon the thief because the child acts as his implement (ala).