Hadith 727

Chapter 8

باب 8

(8) باب الْقَدْرِ الَّذِي إِذَا سَرَقَهُ السَّارِقُ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ

(8) Chapter: The Value for which, if it is stolen, the (Thief's) Hand is to be cut off (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَطَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنه فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ خَمْسَةُ دَرَاهِمَ . هَذَا الصَّوَابُ .

It was narrated that Anas said:
"Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth five Dirhams. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4912 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 46, Hadith 43 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4916 (ES)