Hadiths on Prescribed Punishment for Theft

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7 explained prophetic hadiths on "Prescribed Punishment for Theft": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category brings together 6 hadiths on the sanction for theft: amputation for a shield worth three dirhams or a cloak worth thirty-eight dirhams, the case of the Makhzūmi woman, the curse upon the thief even for an egg or a rope, the properties excluded such as the seed and the pith of the palm-tree, the leniency towards the needy person, and the threshold of the price of a shield for stored fruit. Among the texts it is read: “May Allah curse the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off for that, and he steals a rope and his hand is cut off for that”.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Prescribed Punishment for Theft

Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth three dirhams. Authentic hadith The Quraysh were greatly concerned about the case of the Makhzūmi woman who had committed theft. Authentic The hand is to be cut off for a quarter of a dinar or more Authentic hadith May Allah curse the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off for that, and he steals a rope and his hand is cut off for that Authentic hadith The hand is not to be cut off for taking fruit or Kathar (the pith of the palm-tree) Good chain of narrators Whatever a needy person eats without putting any in his pocket (and taking it away), there is no penalty on him. But whoever takes something away, he Authentic hadith I was sleeping in the mosque while covered by a Khamīsah cloak of mine whose price was thirty dirhams. A man came and snatched it away from me. The ma

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ