“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»
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, SuyūṭīThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ
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 is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield, and the price of a shield is one-quarter of a Dinar."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ وَثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand of the thief is not to be cut off for anything less than a shield."' It was said to 'Aishah: 'What is the price of a shield?" She said: "One-quarter of a Dinar."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِيمَا دُونَ الْمِجَنِّ قِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا ثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ قَالَتْ رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ
"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 Prophet did not cut off the (hand of) the thief except for the value of a shield, and the value of a shield in those days was a Dinar." (Daif)
لَمْ يَقْطَعِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السَّارِقَ إِلاَّ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ وَثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينَارٌ
"The (hand of) a thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield, and the price of a shield during the time of the Messenger of Allah was a Dinar, or ten Dirhams." (Daif)
يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ وَكَانَ ثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ دِينَارًا أَوْ عَشْرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ
"The (hand of) a thief is not to be cut off for less than the price of a shield." (Daif Mawquf)
لاَ يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ
“The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ
“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 الْخَبَرِ الْمُفَسِّرِ لِقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا: {وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا}
"The hand of the thief is to be cut off for a quarter of a Dinar, or more." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4917)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6790)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6790)
عَنْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6790)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6790)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا»
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield, and the price of a shield is one-quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4931)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ وَثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ رُبْعُ دِينَارٍ»
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand of the thief is not to be cut off for anything less than a shield."' It was said to 'Aishah: 'What is the price of a shield?" She said: "One-quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4935)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِيمَا دُونَ الْمِجَنِّ» قِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا ثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ؟ قَالَتْ رُبْعُ دِينَارٍ
"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 Prophet did not cut off the (hand of) the thief except for the value of a shield, and the value of a shield in those days was a Dinar." (Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4943)
لَمْ يَقْطَعِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السَّارِقَ إِلَّا فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ قَالَ وَثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينَارٌ
[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
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand of the thief is not to be cut off for anything less than a shield."' It was said to 'Aishah: 'What is the price of a shield?" She said: "One-quarter of a Dinar." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4935)
اللهِ ﷺ لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِيمَا دُونَ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ فَقِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ مَا ثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ؟ قَالَتْ رُبْعُ دِينَارٍ
[AI] That Ali cut off the hand of a thief with an iron egg costing a quarter of a dinar.
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ قَطَعَ يَدَ سَارِقٍ فِي بَيْضَةٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ثَمَنُ رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ
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"أدنى ما تقطع فيه يدُ السارق ثمنُ (المِجَنّ) " .
Translation not available.
"تُقْطَعُ اليدُ (يَدُ السَّارِقِ) في ثَمَن الْمِجَنِّ".
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"لا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ".
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"كَانَتِ الْيَدُ تُقْطَعُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فِى ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ".
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