(13) بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا}
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.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6794
In-book reference: Book 86, Hadith 24
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 8, Book 81, Hadith 786