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The Thief Who Steals Repeatedly

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. THE BOOK OFLEGAL PUNISHMENTS(HUDŪD)

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الحديث: 4410 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 142

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4410. Jābir bin 'Abdullāh said: "A thief was brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'Execute him.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, he only stole.' He said: 'Then cut off his (right) hand.' So it was cut off. Then he was brought to him a second time, and he said: 'Execute him.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, he only stole.' He said: 'Cut off (his left foot).' So it was cut off. Then he was brought a third time, and he said: 'Execute him.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, he only stole.' He said: 'Cut off (his left hand).' So it was cut off. Then he was brought to him a fourth time, and he said: 'Execute him.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, he only stole.' He said: 'Cut off (his right foot).' Then he was brought to him a fifth time, and he said: 'Execute him.'" Jābir said: "So we took him out and executed him, then we dragged him and threw him into a well, and we threw stones on top of him." (Hasan)

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4410 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ الْهِلَالِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا جَدِّي، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: جِيءَ بِسَارِقٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «اقْتُلُوهُ»، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ، فَقَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ»، قَالَ: فَقُطِعَ، ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِهِ الثَّانِيَةَ، فَقَالَ: «اقْتُلُوهُ»، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ، فَقَالَ «اقْطَعُوهُ»، قَالَ: فَقُطِعَ، ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِهِ الثَّالِثَةَ، فَقَالَ: «اقْتُلُوهُ»، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ، فَقَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ»، ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِهِ الرَّابِعَةَ، فَقَالَ: «اقْتُلُوهُ»، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ: إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ، قَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ»، فَأُتِيَ بِهِ الْخَامِسَةَ، فَقَالَ «اقْتُلُوهُ»، قَالَ جَابِرٌ: فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ فَقَتَلْنَاهُ، ثُمَّ اجْتَرَرْنَاهُ فَأَلْقَيْنَاهُ فِي بِئْرٍ، وَرَمَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْحِجَارَةَ

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This narration indicates that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had known something about this man which was not known but through revelation.