Hadith 50

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 40: Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) Sahih

Chapter 16

If an insane person steals or commits a crime that is subject to a had

باب فِي الْمَجْنُونِ يَسْرِقُ أَوْ يُصِيبُ حَدًّا

Sahih
Sunan Abi Dawud 4400
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ أَيْضًا حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ وَعَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يُفِيقَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ عُمَرُ يُكَبِّرُ ‏.‏
A similar tradition has also been transmitted by al-A’mash through a different chain of narrators. He also said :

“... . Till he reaches puberty , and a lunatic till he is restored to consciousness.” ‘Umar then began to utter: Allah is most great.