47. Cutting-off the Hand of the Thief
٤٧۔ كتاب قطع السارق
"The Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield which was worth five Durham's." This is how he (the narrator) said it. (Daif)
سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ خَمْسَةُ دَرَاهِمَ كَذَا قَالَ
"The Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield which was worth three Dirham." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is correct.
قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا الصَّوَابُ
the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield which cost three Dirhams.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ
the Prophet cut off the hand of a thief, who stole a shield, from a portico allocated to women, the price of which was three Dirhams.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَطَعَ يَدَ سَارِقٍ سَرَقَ تُرْسًا مِنْ صُفَّةِ النِّسَاءِ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ
the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ
the Messenger of Allah cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield. (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is a mistake.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ
"Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth five Dirhams.
قَطَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ خَمْسَةُ دَرَاهِمَ هَذَا الصَّوَابُ
"I heard Anas say: 'A man stole a shield during the time of Abu Bakr, the value of which was five Dirhams, and he cut off his hand."'
سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ سَرَقَ رَجُلٌ مِجَنًّا عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقُوِّمَ خَمْسَةَ دَرَاهِمَ فَقُطِعَ