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4980. It was narrated from Al-Ḥârith bin Ḥâtib that a thief was brought to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he said: "Kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allâh, he only stole (something)." He said: "Kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allâh, he only stole (something)." He said: "Cut off his hand." Then he stole again, and his foot was cut off. Then he stole at the time of Abû Bakr, until all his extremities had been cut off. Then he stole a fifth time, and Abû Bakr, may Allâh be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ knew better about him when he said, 'Kill him.'" Then he handed him over to some young men of Quraish to kill him, among whom was 'Abdullâh bin Az-Zubair who liked to be in a position of leadership. He said: "Put me in charge of them," so they put him in charge of them and when he struck him, they would strike him, until
they killed him. (Sahih)
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'His foot was amputated': Since in the Glorious Qur'an there is mention of the amputation of the hand of a thief only, some people do not subscribe to the view of the amputation of the foot. But the majority of the people of knowledge say that upon second theft, the left foot should be amputated. If he steals again, his left hand would be cut off, if he again steals, his right foot should be amputated. If he steals for the fifth time, he should be sent to jail.
