Hadith
Sunan an-Nasa'i #4972
The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief· كتاب قطع السارق
sunan_al_nasai:4972أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَلاَ كَثَرٍ " .
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees."'
Chain 1·6 narrators
5
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
4
رافع بن خديج
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
محمد بن يحيى بن حبان
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
يحيى بن سعيد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Salām← Compiler
عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن سلام
Gen 4unknown
Transmitted via “أخبرنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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