Hadiths on Prescribed Punishment for Highway Robbery

This category contains a single hadith, of authentic grade, bearing the number 58194, devoted to the punishment of the highwaymen who attack people on the roads. The text first lays down a protective principle: “It is unlawful to shed the blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, except in one of three cases”. The statement thus announces the exceptions that the religion provides, the starting point of the rule specific to highway robbers.