Hadith 35

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 17: Prescribed Punishments

Chapter 1

Maiming for Theft - Section 1

باب قطع السرقة - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 3591
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَطَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَ سَارِقٍ فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلَاثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ
Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet had a thief’s hand cut off for a shield worth three dirhams. (Bukhari and Muslim.)