Volume 8, Book 81, Number 791:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah ‘s Apostle said, “Allah curses the thief who steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is
to be cut off, or steals a rope, for which his hand is to be cut off.”
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 792:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet cut off the hand of a lady, and that lady used to come to me, and I used to convey her
message to the Prophet and she repented, and her repentance was sincere.
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 793:
Narrated Ubada bin As-Samit:
I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet with a group of people, and he said, “I take your
pledge that you will not worship anything besides Allah, will not steal, will not commit infanticide,
will not slander others by forging false statements and spreading it, and will not disobey me in any –
thing good. And whoever among you fulfill all these (obligations of the pledge), his reward is with
Allah. And whoever commits any of the above crimes and receives his legal punishment in this
world, that will be his expiation and purification. But if Allah screens his sin, it will be up to Allah,
Who will either punish or forgive him according to His wish.” Abu Abdullah said: “If a thief repents
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after his hand has been cut off, the his witness well be accepted. Similarly, if any person upon whom
any legal punishment has been inflicted, repents, his witness will be accepted.”
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Book 82: Punishment of Disbelievers at War
with Allah and His Apostle
Volume 8, Book 82, Number 794:
Narrated Anas:
Some people from the tribe of ‘Ukl came to the Prophet and embraced Islam. The climate of Med –
ina did not suit them, so the Prophet ordered them to go to the (herd of milch) camels of charity and
to drink, their milk and urine (as a medicine). They did so, and after they had recovered from their
ailment (became healthy) they turned renegades (reverted from Islam) and killed the shepherd of the
camels and took the camels away. The Prophet sent (some people) in their pursuit and so they were
(caught and) brought, and the Prophets ordered that their hands and legs should be cut off and that
their eyes should be branded with heated pieces of iron, and that their cut hands and legs should not
be cauterized, till they die.
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 785:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
A 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.
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 786:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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.
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 787:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
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Allah’s Apostle cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 788:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.