Is the landlord liable for cutting (amputation for theft) if the tenant's property is stolen from the rented house?

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The landlord is liable for the cutting penalty (amputation for theft) if the tenant's property is stolen from the rented property. This view is held by Al-Shafi'i and Abu Hanifa. The evidence rests on the fact that the landlord breached a protected enclosure (hirz) and stole an amount reaching the minimum threshold (nisab) without any ambiguity, thus making cutting obligatory, similar to theft from the tenant's own property.