The Rare Ahadith

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا أُتِيَ بِشَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ ضَرَبَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَانِيَةً ضَرَبَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَالِثَةً ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Al Moala, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww , whenever they came with a drinker of the wine, would whip him. Then if they came with him for a second time, he saww would whip him. They if they came up wi

مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Mansour Bin Hazim, from Abu Ubeyda, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The one who drinks the wine, so whip him. So if he repeats, so whip him. So if he repeats, so kill him’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Suleyman Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The one who drinks the wine, so whip him. So if he repeats, so whip him. So if he repeats for the third time, so kill him

فِي شَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ إِذَا شَرِبَ ضُرِبَ فَإِنْ عَادَ ضُرِبَ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُتِلَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ قَالَ جَمِيلٌ وَ رَوَى بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا أَنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ كَانَ الْمَعْنَى أَنْ يُقْتَلَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَ مَنْ كَانَ إِنَّمَا يُؤْتَى‌[1] بِهِ يُقْتَلُ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ.

مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed, and Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel Bin Darraj, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said with regards to the drinker of the wine: ‘When he drinks, he is whipped. So if he repeats, he is whipped. So if he repeats, he is killed during the third

أَصْحَابُ الْكَبَائِرِ كُلِّهَا إِذَا أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحُدُودُ مَرَّتَيْنِ قُتِلُوا فِي الثَّالِثَةِ.

Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Safwan, from Yunus, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Maazy asws (7 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘The commiters of the major sins, all of them, the Penalty ( Hadd ) would be established upon them twice. They would be killed during the third’.

أَمَرَ أَنْ يُجْلَدَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَنْهَى عَنْ نَفْسِهِ [فِي‌] الْحَدِّ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aaim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws , from Amir Al-Momineen asws regarding a man who accepted upon himself with a Penalty ( Hadd ), and he did not

ذَلِكَ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ وَ قَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ‌[1] ضَمِنَ السَّرِقَةَ وَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شُهُودٌ وَ قَالَ لَا يُرْجَمُ الزَّانِي حَتَّى يُقِرَّ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِالزِّنَى إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شُهُودٌ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Jameel Bin Darraj, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) regarding a man who accepted upon himself with the adultery, four times, and he was marriied, that he would he be stoned until he die

إِذَا أَقَرَّ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِحَدٍّ أَوْ فِرْيَةٍ ثُمَّ جَحَدَ جُلِدَ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَقَرَّ بِحَدٍّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ يَبْلُغُ فِيهِ الرَّجْمَ أَ كُنْتَ تَرْجُمُهُ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ كُنْتُ ضَارِبَهُ‌[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the man accepts upon himself with a Penalty (Hadd), or fabrication, then denies it, would be whipped’. I said, ‘What is your view that if he accepts with a Penalty

إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ أَنَّهُ سَرَقَ ثُمَّ جَحَدَ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ إِنْ رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ شَرِبَ خَمْراً أَوْ بِفِرْيَةٍ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِحَدٍّ يَجِبُ فِيهِ الرَّجْمُ أَ كُنْتَ رَاجِمَهُ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ كُنْتُ ضَارِبَهُ الْحَدَّ[1].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Aban, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who accepted upon himself with a Penalty ( Hadd ), then denied it afterwards. So he asws said: ‘When he accepted upon himself in the presence of the Imam asws that he ha

مَنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِحَدٍّ أَقَمْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا الرَّجْمَ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ جَحَدَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The one who accepts upon himself with a Penalty ( Hadd ), it would be established upon him, except for the stoning. So if he were to accept upon himself, then deny,

إِذَا أَقَرَّ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْقَتْلِ قُتِلَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ شُهُودٌ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ وَ قَالَ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُقْتَلْ.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr,f rom Jameel Bin Darraj, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two asws (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘When the man accepts upon himself with the murder, he would be killed if there do not happent to be witnessed. So if he were to retract (h

الْعَبْدُ إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ مَرَّةً أَنَّهُ قَدْ سَرَقَ قَطَعَهُ وَ الْأَمَةُ إِذَا أَقَرَّتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا بِالسَّرِقَةِ قَطَعَهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, form Ibn Raib, from Zureys, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The slave, when he accepts once upon himself in the present of the Imam asws that he has stolen, he would be cut, and the slave girl, when she accepts upon herself with th

السَّارِقُ إِذَا جَاءَ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِهِ تَائِباً إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ رَدَّ سَرِقَتَهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا فَلَا قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The thief, when he comes from his own self, repentant to Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, and returns the stolen goods to its owner, so there is not cutting (of the hand) upon him’.

قَالَ: مَنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ بِحَقِّ أَحَدٍ مِنْ حُقُوقِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ الَّذِي أَقَرَّ بِهِ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَ صَاحِبُ حَقِّ الْحَدِّ أَوْ وَلِيُّهُ فَيَطْلُبَهُ بِحَقِّهِ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws : ‘The one who accepts upon himself in the presence of the Imam asws with a right of someone from the rights of the Muslims, so it is not upon the Imam asws that he asws should established the Penalty ( Hadd ) upon him

قَطَعَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي بَيْضَةٍ قُلْتُ وَ مَا بَيْضَةٌ قَالَ بَيْضَةٌ قِيمَتُهَا رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ وَ قُلْتُ هُوَ أَدْنَى حَدِّ السَّارِقِ فَسَكَتَ‌[1].

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 P

لَا يُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ إِلَّا فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ تَبْلُغُ قِيمَتُهُ مِجَنّاً وَ هُوَ رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ[2].

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’.

لَا يُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ سَرِقَتُهُ رُبُعَ دِينَارٍ وَ قَدْ قَطَعَ عَلِيٌّ ص فِي بَيْضَةِ حَدِيدٍ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَ قَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَدْنَى مَا يُقْطَعُ فِيهِ السَّارِقُ فَقَالَ فِي بَيْضَةِ حَدِيدٍ قُلْتُ وَ كَمْ ثَمَنُهَا قَالَ رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ.

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)

أَدْنَى مَا يُقْطَعُ فِيهِ يَدُ السَّارِقِ خُمُسُ دِينَارٍ.

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’.

أَقَلُّ مَا يُقْطَعُ فِيهِ الرَّجُلُ خُمُسُ دِينَارٍ.

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’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي كَمْ يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فَقَالَ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ فِي دِرْهَمَيْنِ فَقَالَ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ بَلَغَ الدِّينَارُ مَا بَلَغَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْ سَرَقَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ هَلْ يَقَعُ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ سَرَقَ اسْمُ السَّارِقِ وَ هَلْ هُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ سَارِقٌ فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَقَالَ كُلُّ مَنْ سَرَقَ مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ شَيْئاً قَدْ حَوَا

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: ‘Regard

قُلْتُ لَهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ يَجِبُ الْقَطْعُ فَبَسَطَ أَصَابِعَهُ وَ قَالَ مِنْ هَاهُنَا يَعْنِي مِنْ مَفْصِلِ الْكَفِ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I said to him asws , ‘From where is the cutting (of the hand) Obligated?’ So he asws extended his fingers and said: ‘For ov

الْقَطْعُ مِنْ وَسَطِ الْكَفِّ وَ لَا يُقْطَعُ الْإِبْهَامُ وَ إِذَا قُطِعَتِ الرِّجْلُ تُرِكَ الْعَقِبُ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The cutting (of the hand) is from the middle of the palm, and the thumb is not cut; and when the foot is cut, the heel is not cut’.

كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ص لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى قَطْعِ الْيَدِ وَ الرِّجْلِ وَ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ رَبِّي أَنْ أَدَعَهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَا يَسْتَنْجِي بِهِ أَوْ يَتَطَهَّرُ بِهِ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ إِنْ هُوَ سَرَقَ بَعْدَ قَطْعِ الْيَدِ وَ الرِّجْلِ فَقَالَ أَسْتَوْدِعُهُ السِّجْنَ أَبَداً وَ أُغْنِي عَنِ النَّاسِ شَرَّهُ.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from someone else, from Aban Bin Usman, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Ali asws did not increased upon cutting of the hand and the leg, and he asws was saying, I asws am embarassed from my asws Lord azwj that I asws shoul

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي السَّارِقِ إِذَا سَرَقَ قَطَعْتُ يَمِينَهُ وَ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَطَعْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى سَجَنْتُهُ وَ تَرَكْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى يَمْشِي عَلَيْهَا إِلَى الْغَائِطِ وَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى يَأْكُلُ بِهَا وَ يَسْتَنْجِي بِهَا وَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَتْرُكَهُ لَا يَنْتَفِعُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ وَ لَكِنِّي أَسْجُنُهُ حَتّ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the thief: ‘When he steals, cut off his right hand, and w

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ ع فِي زَمَانِهِ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ سَرَقَ فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَانِيَةً فَقَطَعَ رِجْلَهُ مِنْ خِلَافٍ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَالِثَةً فَخَلَّدَهُ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ قَالَ هَكَذَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا أُخَالِفُهُ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Al Qasim, (the narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who stole, so he asws said: ‘I asws heard my asws father asws saying, ‘They came with a man who had stolen, to Ali asws during his asws era.

قَطْعُ رِجْلِ السَّارِقِ بَعْدَ قَطْعِ الْيَدِ ثُمَّ لَا يُقْطَعُ بَعْدُ فَإِنْ عَادَ حُبِسَ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ أُنْفِقَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Safwan Bin Yahy, from Shuayb, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Cut the thieving man after cutting the hand, then do not cut afterwards. So if he repeats, withhold him in the prison, and spend upon him from the public treas

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ أُمِرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُقْطَعَ يَمِينُهُ فَقُدِّمَتْ شِمَالُهُ فَقَطَعُوهَا وَ حَسَبُوهَا يَمِينَهُ وَ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا قَطَعْنَا شِمَالَهُ أَ تُقْطَعُ يَمِينُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ يَمِينُهُ وَ قَدْ قُطِعَتْ شِمَالُهُ وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ أَخَذَ بَيْضَةً مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ وَ قَالُوا قَدْ سَرَقَ اقْطَعْهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَقْطَعْ أَحَداً لَهُ فِيمَا أَخَذَ شِرْكٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man whom he asws ordered for his right hand to be cut.

قَالَ: إِذَا أُخِذَ السَّارِقُ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ مِنْ وَسَطِ الْكَفِّ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَتْ رِجْلُهُ مِنْ وَسَطِ الْقَدَمِ فَإِنْ عَادَ اسْتُودِعَ السِّجْنَ فَإِنْ سَرَقَ فِي السِّجْنِ قُتِلَ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at Bin Mahran who said, ‘When the thief is seized, cut his hand from the middle of the palm. So if he were to repeat, cut his left foot from the middle. So if he repeats, leave him in the prison. So if he steals in the prison,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ سَرِقَةً فَكَابَرَ عَنْهَا فَضُرِبَ فَجَاءَ بِهَا بِعَيْنِهَا هَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَوِ اعْتَرَفَ وَ لَمْ يَجِئْ بِالسَّرِقَةِ لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُهُ لِأَنَّهُ اعْتَرَفَ عَلَى الْعَذَابِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Suleyman Bin Khalid who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who stole something, but he argued from it. So he was whipped. So he came with it (the stolen item) exactly. Would the cutting be Obligated upon him?’ He asws said: ‘Yes

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ ثَقَبَ بَيْتاً فَأُخِذَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ قَالَ يُعَاقَبُ فَإِنْ أُخِذَ وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجَ مَتَاعاً فَعَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَخَذُوهُ وَ قَدْ حَمَلَ كَارَةً مِنْ ثِيَابٍ‌[1] وَ قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ أَعْطَانِيهَا قَالَ يُدْرَأُ عَنْهُ الْقَطْعُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَإِنْ قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَيْهِ قُطِعَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who pierced a hole in a house (to steal), but he was seized before he could arrive to anything. He asws said: ‘He would be punished. So if he was seized and he had extracted goods (from the

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي السَّارِقِ إِذَا أُخِذَ وَ قَدْ أَخَذَ الْمَتَاعَ وَ هُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ بِهِ مِنَ الدَّارِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said regarding the thief: ‘When he is seized and he has taken the goods, and he is in the house and not having come out. So he asws said: ‘There is no cutting upon him unt

فِي رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَأُخِذَ فَجَاءَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَشَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّرِقَةِ الْأُولَى وَ السَّرِقَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ فَقَالَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ بِالسَّرِقَةِ الْأُولَى وَ لَا تُقْطَعُ رِجْلُهُ بِالسَّرِقَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ فَقِيلَ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ لِأَنَّ الشُّهُودَ شَهِدُوا جَمِيعاً فِي مَقَامٍ وَاحِدٍ بِالسَّ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bi Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, from Bukeyr Bin Ayn, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a man who stole but they were not able over (catching him). Then he stole again but they were not

تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ وَ يُتْرَكُ إِبْهَامُهُ وَ صَدْرُ رَاحَتِهِ وَ تُقْطَعُ رِجْلُهُ وَ تُتْرَكُ لَهُ عَقِبُهُ يَمْشِي عَلَيْهَا.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘The hand of the thief would be cut and his thumb would be left alone along with the centre of the palm; and his leg would be cut and his sole would be left

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرِجَالٍ قَدْ سَرَقُوا فَقَطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ‌ إِنَّ الَّذِي بَانَ مِنْ أَجْسَادِكُمْ قَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَى النَّارِ فَإِنْ تَتُوبُوا تَجُرُّوهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَتُوبُوا تَجُرَّكُمْ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with men who had stolen. So he cut their hands, then said: ‘That which has spearated from your bodies has arrived to the fire. So if you were to repent, you wo

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا سَرَقَ السَّارِقُ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ غُرِّمَ مَا أَخَذَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Mansour Bin Hazim, from Suleyman Bin Khalid who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘When thief steals, his hand it cut, and he has to compensate for whatever he has taken (stolen)’.

تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man with a crippled right hand, or a crippled left hand, steals’. He asws said: ‘His right hand would be cut upon every state’.

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ السَّارِقِ لِمَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ الْيُمْنَى وَ رِجْلُهُ الْيُسْرَى وَ لَا تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ الْيُمْنَى وَ رِجْلُهُ الْيُمْنَى فَقَالَ ع مَا أَحْسَنَ مَا سَأَلْتَ إِذَا قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ الْيُمْنَى وَ رِجْلُهُ الْيُمْنَى سَقَطَ عَلَى جَانِبِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ وَ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ فَإِذَا قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ الْيُمْنَى وَ رِجْلُهُ الْيُسْرَى اعْتَدَلَ وَ اسْتَوَى قَائِماً[1] قُلْتُ لَهُ جُع

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Hilal, from his father, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I said to him asws , ‘Inform me about the thief, why is his right hand and his left leg cut, and his right hand and his right leg is not cut?’ So he asws said: ‘

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا أَقْطَعُ فِي الدَّغَارَةِ الْمُعْلَنَةِ[1] وَ هِيَ الْخُلْسَةُ وَ لَكِنْ أُعَزِّرُهُ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Abu Baseer, from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ), said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘I asws do not cut regarding Al-Dagara (picking up somebody else’s belongings) openly and it is st

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ اخْتَلَسَ ثَوْباً مِنَ السُّوقِ فَقَالُوا قَدْ سَرَقَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا أَقْطَعُ فِي الدَّغَارَةِ الْمُعْلَنَةِ وَ لَكِنْ أَقْطَعُ يَدَ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ ثُمَّ يُخْفِي.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad altogether, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qasy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who pilferred clothes from the market. So they said

لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِي يَسْتَلِبُ قَطْعٌ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِي يَطُرُّ الدَّرَاهِمَ مِنْ ثَوْبِ الرَّجُلِ قَطْعٌ‌[2].

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from a number of our companions, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abdul Rahma Bin Abu Abdullah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘There is no cutting upon the one who embezzles, and there is no cutting upon the one who displaces the Dirhams f

قَالَ: مَنْ سَرَقَ خُلْسَةً اخْتَلَسَهَا لَمْ يُقْطَعْ وَ لَكِنْ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْباً شَدِيداً.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘He asws said: ‘The one who steals with stealthy embezzlement, he would not be cut, but he would be whipped with an intense whipping’.

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِطَرَّارٍ قَدْ طَرَّ دَرَاهِمَ مِنْ كُمِّ رَجُلٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ طَرَّ مِنْ قَمِيصِهِ الْأَعْلَى لَمْ أَقْطَعْهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ طَرَّ مِنْ قَمِيصِهِ الدَّاخِلِ قَطَعْتُهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came with a pick-pocket who had picked some Dirhams from a man. So he asws said: ‘If he has picked it from his outer shirt, I asws would not cut his (hand), but if he picked is from his inner shirt, I asws would cut his

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أَرْبَعَةٌ لَا قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِمْ الْمُخْتَلِسُ وَ الْغُلُولُ‌[3] وَ مَنْ سَرَقَ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ وَ سَرِقَةُ الْأَجِيرِ فَإِنَّهَا خِيَانَةٌ.

Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Four, there is no cutting upon them – the embezzler, and the unfaithful (of trust), and the one who steals from the war booty, and the employee thief, for these are treachery’.

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ اخْتَلَسَ دُرَّةً مِنْ أُذُنِ جَارِيَةٍ قَالَ هَذِهِ الدَّغَارَةُ الْمُعْلَنَةُ فَضَرَبَهُ وَ حَبَسَهُ.

And by this chain, that, ‘They came with a man to Amir Al-Momineen asws who had picked ear rings from the ears of a girl. He asws said: ‘This is open snatching’. So he asws whipped him and imprisoned him’.

إِنْ كَانَ طَرَّ مِنْ قَمِيصِهِ الْأَعْلَى لَمْ نَقْطَعْهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ طَرَّ مِنْ قَمِيصِهِ الْأَسْفَلِ قَطَعْنَاهُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Misma’a Abu Sayyar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Amir Al-Momineen asws , they came to him asws with a pick-pocket who had picked some Dirhams from the sleeve of a man. He

فِي رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيراً فَأَقْعَدَهُ عَلَى مَتَاعِهِ فَسَرَقَهُ قَالَ هُوَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ أَتَى رَجُلًا فَقَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي فُلَانٌ إِلَيْكَ لِتُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا فَأَعْطَاهُ وَ صَدَّقَهُ فَلَقِيَ صَاحِبَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَكَ أَتَانِي فَبَعَثْتُ إِلَيْكَ مَعَهُ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا فَقَالَ مَا أَرْسَلْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ وَ مَا أَتَانِي بِشَيْ‌ءٍ وَ زَعَمَ الرَّسُولُ أَنَّهُ قَد

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a man employed a man for wages, so he seated him upon his belongings, but he stole it. He asws said: ‘He was a trustee’. And he asws said regarding a man who came to a ma

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ اكْتَرَى حِمَاراً ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ بِهِ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ الثِّيَابِ فَابْتَاعَ مِنْهُمْ ثَوْباً أَوْ ثَوْبَيْنِ وَ تَرَكَ الْحِمَارَ فَقَالَ يُرَدُّ الْحِمَارُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَ يُتْبَعُ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِالثَّوْبَيْنِ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قَطْعٌ إِنَّمَا هِيَ خِيَانَةٌ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Musa Bin Bakr, from Ali Bin Saeed who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who hired a donkey. Then he went to the owners of the clothes (shop), so he bought a cloth or two clothes from them, and left the donkey (with them). So he asws sai

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَسْتَأْجِرُ أَجِيراً فَيَسْرِقُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ هَلْ تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ قَالَ هَذَا مُؤْتَمَنٌ لَيْسَ بِسَارِقٍ هَذَا خَائِنٌ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazaz, from Suleyman Bin Khalid who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who employed someone on wages, so he stole from his house. Would his hand be cut?’ He asws said: ‘This one was a trustee, he is not with a theft. This is t

الضَّيْفُ إِذَا سَرَقَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ وَ إِنْ أَضَافَ الضَّيْفُ ضَيْفاً فَسَرَقَ قُطِعَ ضَيْفُ الضَّيْفِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The guest, when he steals, his hand would not be cut, and if the guest invites a guest and his guest st