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Hadith The hand is to be cut off for a quarter of a dinar or more

Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles Prescribed Punishments Prescribed Punishment for Theft

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المؤْمنينَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنها قَالَت: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«تُقْطَعُ اليَدُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا».

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The hand is to be cut off for a quarter of a dinar or more."

Authentic Agreed upon Sahīh Al-Bukhāri - 6789

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that the hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a dinar of gold, or any amount greater than that, which is equivalent to the value of 1.06 grams of gold.

Benefits from the Hadith

  1. Theft is of the major sins.
  2. Allah Almighty has determined the thief's punishment, which is cutting off his hand, as He says: {As for the thief, male or female, amputate their hands.} [Surat al-Mā’idah: 38] The Sunnah has clarified the conditions of such amputation.
  3. The word "hand" in the Hadīth refers to cutting off the palm from the joint between it and the forearm.
  4. One of the rationales behind cutting off a thief's hand is to protect people's property and deter other transgressors.
  5. A dinar is a Mithqāl (unit of weight) of gold, currently equivalent to 4.25 grams of 24-karat gold; thus, a quarter of a dinar is equal to a little over a gram.

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