English translation
4963. It was narrated that Râfi' bin Khadîj said: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: "The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees." (Hasan)
Hadith 4963
Things For Which The Hand May Not Be Cut Off
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Darussalam · Volume 5
46. The Book Of Cutting Off The Hand Of The ThiefSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4960 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 86
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 4960 · Volume 11 · Page 32
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Arabic text
4960 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَوْصِيَّ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَلَا كَثَرٍ»
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1. Fruit signifies here either that fruit which is attached to the tree, or that fruit which cannot be dried and preserved. It is, therefore, consumed soon; for example, banana, orange, mango, etc. There is to be no cutting off of the hand for the theft of such fruit, which is plucked and collected in a heap. 2. Non-amputation of the hand in the theft of such fruits does not mean that the thief would not be given any punishment. Rather double the price and corporal chastisement shall be given.