Sunan an-Nasa'i 4880

The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

#4880Book 46

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَرَقَ ثَوْبًا فَأُتِيَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَ بِقَطْعِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ لَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَهَلاَّ قَبْلَ الآنَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Ata' bin Abi Rabah narrated that:a man stole a garment, and was brought before the Messenger of Allah, who order that his hand be cut off. The man said: "O Messenger of Allah, he can keep it." He said: "Why (did you not say that) before now?

Grading

  • Abu GhuddahSahih Lighairihi
  • Al-AlbaniSahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiHasan
Reference
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4880
In-book
Book 46, Hadith 11