Surah Al-Mai'dah (The Spread Table), Verse 38

وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوْۤا اَیْدِیَهُمَا جَزَآءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِیْزٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟

Wassaariqu wassaariqatu faqta'oo aidiyahumaa jazaaa'am bimaa kasabaa nakaalam minal laah; wallaahu 'Azeezun hakeem

As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power.

Quran 5:38 (Yusuf Ali Translation)

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