Hadith / Sunan an-Nasa'i / 46:78

Sunan an-Nasa'i 46:78

The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

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Hadith 46:78

Sahih (Darussalam)

It was narrated that Ayman bin Umm Ayman who attributed it to the Prophet said:

"The (hand of) a thief is not to be cut off except for the price of a shield, and in those days the price of a shield was a Dinar."

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَيْمَنَ بْنِ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ " لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ " وَثَمَنُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينَارٌ .

Original Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4948