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  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 49


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 49

    وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عُمَرَ بِغُلَامٍ لَهُ فَقَالَ: اقْطَعْ يَدَهُ فَإِنَّهُ سرقَ مرآةَ لأمرأتي فَقَالَ عمَرُ رَضِي اللَّهُ عَنهُ: لَا قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ خَادِمُكُمْ أَخَذَ مَتَاعَكُمْ. رَوَاهُ مَالك

    Ibn ‘Umar told that a man brought a slave of his to ‘Umar and said, “Cut off his hand, for he has stolen a mirror belonging to my wife.” ‘Umar replied, “Cutting off the hand may not be inflicted on him. It is your servant who has taken your belongings.” Malik transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3608 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 49:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 48


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 48

    عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَارِقٍ فَقَطَعَهُ فَقَالُوا: مَا كُنَّا نَرَاكَ تَبْلُغُ بِهِ هَذَا قَالَ: «لَوْ كانتْ فاطمةُ لقطعتَها» . رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ

    ‘A’isha told that when a thief was brought to God’s Messenger and he had his hand cut off, those who brought him said, “We did not think you would go so far as this with him.” He replied, “If Fatima had been the one, I would have had her hand cut off.” Nasa’i transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3607 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 48:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 47


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 47

    وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا سَرَقَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فَبِعْهُ وَلَوْ بِنَشٍّ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَه

    Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When, a slave steals sell him, even though it be for half an uqiyah .”* Abu Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it. * Nashsh , This is half an uqiya , or twenty dirhams.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3606 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 47:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 46


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 46

    وَعَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بسارقٍ فقُطِعَتْ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَعُلِّقَتْ فِي عُنُقِهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ

    Fadala b. ‘Ubaid said a thief was brought to God’s Messenger, and when his hand was cut off he gave command that it should be hung on his neck. Tirmidhi, Aba Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3605 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 46:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 45


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 45

    وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: جِيءَ بِسَارِقٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ» فَقُطِعَ ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِهِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ» فَقُطِعَ ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِهِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ» فَقُطِعَ ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِهِ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ» فَقُطِعَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ الْخَامِسَةَ فَقَالَ: «اقْتُلُوهُ» فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ فَقَتَلْنَاهُ ثُمَّ اجْتَرَرْنَاهُ فَأَلْقَيْنَاهُ فِي بِئْرٍ وَرَمَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الحجارةَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَرُوِيَ فِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ فِي قَطْعِ السَّارِقِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْطَعُوهُ ثمَّ احسموه»

    Jabir told that a thief was brought to the Prophet and he said, “Maim him,* so this was done. He was brought a second time and he said, “Maim him,” so this was done. He was brought a third time and he said, “Maim him,” so this was done. He was brought a fourth time and he said, “Maim him,” so this was done. He was brought a fifth time and he said, “Kill him,” so they took him away and killed him. They then dragged him and cast him into a well and threw stones over him. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it. In Sharh as-sunna the Prophet is reported as saying regarding the maiming of a thief, “Maim him, then cauterise him.” * Where there has been one offence I have translated ‘cut off the hand’, but here, where the verb ‘to cut off’ is used without an object, I have found it more convenient to use a general word. In the previous tradition the hands and feet were mentioned in the Arabic.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3603, 3604 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 45:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 44


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 44

    وَعَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم قَالَ فِي السَّارِقِ: «إِنْ سَرَقَ فَاقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ سَرَقَ فَاقْطَعُوا رِجْلَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ سَرَقَ فَاقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ سَرَقَ فَاقْطَعُوا رِجْلَهُ» . رَوَاهُ فِي شرح السّنة

    Abu Salama quoted Abu Huraira’s authority to the effect that God’s Messenger said regarding a thief, “If he steals cut off his hand, if he steals again cut off his foot, if he steals again cut off his hand, and if he steals again cut off his foot.” It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna .

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3602 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 44:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 43


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 43

    وَعَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا تُقْطَعُ الْأَيْدِي فِي الْغَزْوِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمَا قَالَا: «فِي السّفر» بدل «الْغَزْو»

    Busr b. Artat told that he heard God’s Messenger say, “Hands are not to be cut off during a warlike expedition.” Tirmidhi, Darimi, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it, but the last two have “journey” in place of “warlike expedition.”

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3601 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 43:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 42


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 42

    وَرُوِيَ فِي «شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ» : أَنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَنَامَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَتَوَسَّدَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَاءَ سَارِقٌ وَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأَخَذَهُ صَفْوَانُ فَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمَرَ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ فَقَالَ صَفْوَانُ: إِنِّي لَمْ أُرِدْ هَذَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَهَلا قبل أَن تَأتِينِي بِهِ» وَرَوَى نَحْوَهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بن صَفْوَان عَن أَبِيه والدارمي عَن ابْن عَبَّاس

    It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna that Safwan b. Umayya came to Medina and slept in the mosque, using his cloak as a pillow. A thief came and took his cloak and Safwan seized him and brought him to God’s Messenger who ordered that his hand should be cut off. Safwan then said, “This was not my intention. I give it to him as sadaqa .” God’s Messenger replied, “Why did you not do so before bringing him to me?” Ibn Majah transmitted something similar on the authority of ‘Abdallah b. Safwan who quoted his father’s authority, and Darimi did so also on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3598, 3599, 3600 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 42:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 41


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 41

    وَعَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ عَلَى خَائِنٍ وَلَا مُنْتَهِبٍ وَلَا مُخْتَلِسٍ قَطْعٌ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ والدارمي

    He reported the Prophet as saying, “Cutting off the hand is not to be inflicted on one who is treacherous, one who plunders, or one who snatches something.” Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3597 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 41:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 40


    mishkat 17 Prescribed Punishments كتاب الحدود 40

    وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُنْتَهِبِ قَطْعٌ وَمَنِ انْتَهَبَ نُهْبَةً مَشْهُورَةً فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

    Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Cutting off the hand is not to be inflicted on one who plunders, but he who does so conspicuously does not belong to us.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3596 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 40: