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Hadith 1.1

Prescribed Punishments

ENGLISH

‘A’isha reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying, “A thief’s hand should be cut off only for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.” (Bukhari and Muslim).

ARABIC

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تُقطعُ يدُ السَّارِقِ إِلاَّ بربُعِ دِينَار فَصَاعِدا»

Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 1.1
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookPrescribed Punishments
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