Sahih al-BukhariVolume 8 • Book 81 • Hadith 781

Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood): Hadith 781

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ ‏"‏‏.‏

English Translation

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar."

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