Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Sama’at Bin Mahran, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws used to cut regrding a ‘ Bayza ’. I said, ‘And what is a ‘ Bayza ’ (a helmet)?’ He asws said: ‘A Bayza , its value is a quarter Dinaar’. And I said, ‘Is it the lowest (value) for a Penalty ( Hadd ) of a thief?’ So he asws was silent (in agreement)’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

From him, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The hand of the thief would not be cut regards to anything except if it reaches the value of a Mijanna , and it is a quarter of a Dinar’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The hand of the thief must not be cut until his theft reaches a quarter of a Dinar; and Ali asws had cut regarding an iron helment (Bayza)’. Ali (Bin Abu Hamza) said, and Abu Baseer said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the lower of what regards to which the thief’s (hand) is cut, so he asws said: ‘An iron helmet (Bayza)’. I said, ‘And how much is its price?’ He asws said: ‘A quarter of a Dinar’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Ali, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Muhammad Bin Humran, and from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel Bin Darraj, altogether from Muhammad Bin Muslim, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘The lowest of that with regards to which the hand of the thief would be cut, is five Dinars’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from one of his companions, from Aban Bin Usman, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The lowest of what with regards to which the man is cut, is five Dinars’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘Regarding how much would the thief’s (hand) be cut?’ So he asws said: ‘Regarding a quarter of a Dinaar’. I said to him asws , ‘Regarding to Dirhams?’ So he asws said: ‘Regarding a quarter of a Dinar, the (value of the) Dinar reaching what it reaches’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So I said to him asws , ‘What is your asws view of the one who steals less than a quarter of a Dinar when he steals, he would be named as a thief, and is he a thief in the Presence of Allah azwj in that state?’ So he asws said: ‘Every one who steals anything from a Muslim, so he has taken it and kept it in his possession, so upon him would occur the name of the thief, and he would be a thief in the Presence of Allah azwj , but, his hand would not be cut except with regards to a quarter of a Dinar, or more. And if the hands of the thief were to be cut regarding what is less than a quarter of a Dinaar, you would find the generality of the people as being (hand) cut’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.