Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 18.0

The thief who steals during a military expedition - should his hand be cut off

باب السَّارِقِ يَسْرِقُ فِي الْغَزْوِ أَيُقْطَعُ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4408sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin Salah al-Masrifrom'Abdullah bin WahbfromHaywat bin Sharih bin Safwanfrom'Ayyash bin 'Abbas al-QanabifromShyym bin Bytan al-Qtbany al-BlwyfromYazid bin SbhfromJunadah bin Abi Umayya

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ تُقْطَعُ الأَيْدِي فِي السَّفَرِ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ وَلَوْلاَ ذَلِكَ لَقَطَعْتُهُ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Busr ibn Artat:

Junadah ibn AbuUmayyah said: We were with Busr ibn Artat on the sea (on an expedition). A thief called Misdar who had stolen a bukhti she-camel was brought. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Hands are not to be cut off during a warlike expedition. Had it not been so, I would have cut it off.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ شُيَيْمِ بْنِ بَيْتَانَ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ صُبْحٍ الأَصْبَحِيِّ، عَنْ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ بُسْرِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَأُتِيَ بِسَارِقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ مِصْدَرٌ قَدْ سَرَقَ بُخْتِيَّةً فَقَالَ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏