[AI] There was never a hand cut off during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for less than the worth of a handful of dates or barley.
لَمْ تَكُنْ يَدٌ تُقْطَعُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَدْنَى مِنْ ثَمَنِ مِجَنٍّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, SuyūṭīA thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something cheaper than a Hajafa or a Turs (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.
لَمْ تَكُنْ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي أَدْنَى مِنْ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ رَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ وَابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُرْسَلاً
A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.
لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي أَدْنَى مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ تُرْسٍ أَوْ حَجَفَةٍ وَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ذَا ثَمَنٍ
'A'isha reported that during the lifetime of Messenger of Allah ﷺ the hand of the thief was not cut off for less than the price of a shield, iron coat or armour and both of them are valuable.
لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكِلاَهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ
"The hand of the thief should not be cut off for anything less than a Hajafah or a Turs (two kinds of shields)," each of which was worth a (decent) price.
لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ فِي أَدْنَى مِنْ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ
“The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2586)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ
[AI] The translation of the given Arabic text into English is: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never cut anything less than the equivalent of eight dirhams in value, whether it be a piece of cloth or a shield, and both were considered to be worth eight dirhams at that time."
«إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَقْطَعْ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ مِجَنِّ جَحْفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكِلَاهُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ ذُو ثَمَنٍ»
ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَيْنَ السَّوَارِي جَمَاعَةً
I offered the Friday prayer along with Anas ibn Malik. We were pushed to the pillars (due to the crowd of people). We, therefore, stopped forward and backward. Anas then said: We used to avoid it (setting a row between the pillars) during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 673)
«كُنَّا نَتَّقِي هَذَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ»
[AI] "The hands used to be cut off during the time of the Prophet ﷺ for the crime of theft."
«كَانَتِ الْأَيْدِي تُقْطَعُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ»
"The price of a shield at the time of the Messenger of Allah was ten Dirhams." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4956)
«كَانَ ثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَشَرَةَ دَرَاهِمٍ»
"The hand of the thief should not be cut off for anything less than a Hajafah or a Turs (two kinds of shields)," each of which was worth a (decent) price. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4941)
«لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي أَدْنَى مِنْ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ»
“The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2586)
«لَا تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ»
Translation not available.
"كَانَتِ الْيَدُ تُقْطَعُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فِى ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ".
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