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[Machine] Abu Al-Abbas Al-Asamm narrated from Al-Rabi' that Al-Shafi'i narrated from Malik, who narrated from Ruzaiq bin Hakim that he took hold of a slave who had committed theft. He wrote a letter to Umar bin Abdul Aziz, saying, "I have heard that when a slave committed theft, he was not to be punished by amputation." Umar replied, "Indeed, Allah says, 'As for the thief, man or woman, cut off their hands as a recompense for what they have earned. An exemplary punishment from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 38) So, if the theft reaches a quarter of a Dinar or more, then amputate." The sheikh (Malik) said that this statement was also the opinion of Qasim bin Muhammad, Salim bin Abdullah, Urwah bin Zubayr, and others. Ibn Abbas used to believe that the enslaved thief was not to be punished by amputation, and we will follow his opinion instead of the opinion of other companions, because his opinion is closer to the Book of Allah. Al-Shafi'i said, "Committing the crime of theft does not increase the disobedience to Allah by amputation." The sheikh (Malik) mentioned that this view was refuted by some weak narrations from Ibn Abbas and it is not a valid argument.  

البيهقي:١٧٢٣٦ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو

ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ مَالِكٌ عَنْ رُزَيْقِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ أَنَّهُ أَخَذَ عَبْدًا آبِقًا قَدْ سَرَقَ فَكَتَبَ فِيهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ أَنَّ الْعَبْدَ الْآبِقَ إِذَا سَرَقَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ فَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ {وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِنَ اللهِ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ} [المائدة 38] فَإِنْ بَلَغَتْ سَرِقَتُهُ رُبْعَ دِينَارٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَاقْطَعْهُ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَهَذَا قَوْلُ قَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَعُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَذْهَبُ إِلَى أَنْ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْآبِقِ الْمَمْلُوكِ قَطْعٌ إِذَا سَرَقَ وَقَدْ تَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ إِلَى قَوْلِ غَيْرِهِ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ أَشْبَهُ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَلَا تَزِيدُهُ مَعْصِيَةُ اللهِ بِالْإِبَاقِ خَيْرًا قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ رَفَعَهُ بَعْضُ الضُّعَفَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ  

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malik:41-29 –

Yahya related to me from Malik that Zurayq ibn Hakim informed him that he had a runaway slave who had stolen. He said, "The situation was obscure for me, so I wrote to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz to ask him about it. He was the governor at that time. I informed him that I had heard that if a runaway slave stole while he was a fugitive, his hand was not cut off. 'Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to contradict my letter, 'You wrote to me that you have heard that when the runaway slave steals, his hand is not cut off. Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, says in His Book, 'The thief, male and female, cut off the hands of both, as a recompense for what they have earned, and an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise.' (Sura 5 ayat 41) When his theft reaches a quarter of a dinar, and upwards, his hand is cut off.' " Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al- Qasim ibn Muhammad and Salim ibn Abdullah and Urwa ibn az-Zubayr said, "When a runaway slave steals something for which cutting off the hand is obliged, his hand is cut off." Malik said, "The way of doing things amongst us about which there is no dispute is that when the runaway slave steals that for which cutting off the hand is obliged, his hand is cut off."  

مالك:٤١-٢٩ – وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ زُرَيْقِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ أَخَذَ عَبْدًا آبِقًا قَدْ سَرَقَ قَالَ فَأَشْكَلَ عَلَىَّ أَمْرُهُ قَالَ فَكَتَبْتُ فِيهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ الْوَالِي يَوْمَئِذٍ

قَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّنِي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ أَنَّ الْعَبْدَ الآبِقَ إِذَا سَرَقَ وَهُوَ آبِقٌ لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُهُ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ نَقِيضَ كِتَابِي يَقُولُ كَتَبْتَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ تَسْمَعُ أَنَّ الْعَبْدَ الآبِقَ إِذَا سَرَقَ لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالاً مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ فَإِنْ بَلَغَتْ سَرِقَتُهُ رُبُعَ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا فَاقْطَعْ يَدَهُ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ إِذَا سَرَقَ الْعَبْدُ الآبِقُ مَا يَجِبُ فِيهِ الْقَطْعُ قُطِعَ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَذَلِكَ الأَمْرُ الَّذِي لاَ اخْتِلاَفَ فِيهِ عِنْدَنَا أَنَّ الْعَبْدَ الآبِقَ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَا يَجِبُ فِيهِ الْقَطْعُ قُطِعَ