Hadith 13
The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees."'
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَوْصِيَّ - عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ صَالِحٍ - عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
لاَ قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَلاَ كَثَرٍ
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