Hudud

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Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams. Agreed upon.

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Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"May Allah curse the thief who steals an egg for which his hand is cut off, or steals a rope for which his hand is to be cut off.' Agreed upon.

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'Aishah (RAA) narrated, 'Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to Usamah bin Zaid), "Are you interceding with regards to one of Allah's prescribed penalties?" Then he got up and addressed the people saying, "O People! What destroyed the nations before you, was that when a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him (without punishment), but if a weak person among then committed theft, they would inflict the legal punishment on him" Agreed upon and the wording is from Muslim. Muslim has another version on the authority of 'Aishah (RAA) who said, 'A woman used to borrow (people's) belongings and deny having taken them, so the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that her hand be cut off.'

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Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"There is no cutting of the hand for the treacherous, for snatching (like the one who snatches and runs away), or for forcibly seizure (looting or robbery)." Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Hibban graded it as Sahih.

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Rafi' bin Khudiaj (RAA) narrated, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "There is no cutting off of a hand for taking fruit or the pith of a palm tree." Related by Ahmad and four Imams. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

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Abu Umaiyah al-Makhzumi (RAA) narrated, 'A thief who has made a confession was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) but no goods were found with him. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him, "I do not think you have stolen!" The man replied, 'Yes I have.' The Prophet (ﷺ) repeated it to him twice or thrice, so he gave his commands concerning him, and his hand was cut off. He was then brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who said to him, "Ask forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance." The man said, 'I ask Allah's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said three times, "O Allah! forgive him." Related by Abu Dawud, Ahmad and An-Nasa'i with a trustworthy chain or narrators, and it is Abu Dawud's version.

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Al-Hakim transmitted the same hadith on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RAA) giving similar meaning. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Take him away and cut off his hand and cauterize him." Al-Bazzar transmitted the same hadith but commented that its chain of narrators is not sound.

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'Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"A thief is not to be fined if the prescribed punishment has been inflicted on him." Related by An-Nasa'i who said that its chain of narrators is disconnected.

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'Abdullah bin 'Amro bin al-'As (RAA) narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about dated which are still hanging on the palm tree, he then said, "If a needy person eats some dates, but without taking a supply away in his garment, he is not to be blamed, but if anyone takes away any of it, he is to be fined and punished. And if anyone takes away any of it (the dates) after it has been put in the place where it is going to be dried, and it amounts to the price of a shield, he must have his hand cut off." Related by Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i. Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.

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Safwan bin Umaiyah (RAA) narrated, 'When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the thief who had stolen his cloak (i.e. Safwan's) should have his hand cut off. Safwan wanted to intercede, for the thief's hand not to be removed. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him, "Why didn't you do so before bringing him to me?" Related by Ahmad, the four Imams, and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.

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Jabir (RAA) narrated, 'A thief was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said to them, "Kill him." The people said, 'He has just stolen O Messenger of Allah!' He then said, "Cut off his hand." He was brought to him the second time and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) also said, "Kill him." They said the same and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to them, 'Cut off his hand." The same man was brought a third time and a fourth time and same was said. When they brought him the fifth time, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Kill him." Related by Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i who regarded it as Munkar (a type of weak hadith).

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Ab-Nasa'i also reported a similar hadith on the authenticity of Al-Harith bin Hatib. Ash-Shafi'i mentioned that the killing in the fifth time (of stealing) is abrogated.

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Anas bin Malik (RAA) narrated, 'A man who had drunk wine was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he commanded that the man should be beaten (lashed). The man was given about forty lashes with two palm branches. Anas added, Abu Bakr (RAA) did the same, but when 'Umar (RAA) became the Caliph, he consulted the people and 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf said, "The mildest punishment for drinking is eighty (lashes).' So, 'Umar (RAA) gave his commands accordingly. Agreed upon.

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Muslim transmitted on the authority of 'Ali (RAA) concerning the story of al-Walid bin 'Uqbah that the Messenger of Allah inflicted forty lashes, Abu Bakr (RAA) forty lashes and 'Umar (RAA) eighty. All of them are in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) but this one (the eighty lashes) is preferable to me.

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In this hadith also a man witnessed that he had seen him vomiting wine, 'Uthman (RAA) said:

'He would not have vomited it, unless that he had drunk it.'

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Mu'awiyah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said regarding the one who drinks alcohol, 'If he drinks (for the first time) flog him, then if he drinks for the second time flog him, then if he drinks for the third time flog him then if he drinks for the fourth time you should kill him." Related by Ahmad and the wording is his. It is also transmitted by the four Imams.

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At-Tirmidhi mentioned what indicates that it is abrogated, but Abu Dawud reported it clearly on the authority of Az-Zuhari.

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Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"When one of you is flogging (while inflicting a prescribed punishment) he should avoid the face." Agreed upon.

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Ibn 'Abbas (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Prescribed punishments are not to be inflicted in mosques." Related by At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim.

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Anas (RAA) narrated, 'Allah sent down the verses stating the prohibition of alcohol when there was no other beverage to drink in Madinah except that prepared from dates (wine of dates).' Related by Muslim.

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'Umar (RAA) narrated, 'When the prohibition of Khamr (alcoholic drinks) was revealed, it used to be made from grapes, dates, honey, wheat and barley. Khamr is what shields one's mind' Agreed upon.

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Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Every intoxicant is Khamr, and every intoxicant is prohibited." Related by Muslim.

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Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"If a large quantity of any beverage intoxicates, then a small amount of it is prohibited." Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

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Ibn 'Abbas (RAA) narrated, 'Raisins used to be soaked for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a water skin, and he would drink it that day, the next day and the following day. When it was the evening of the third day, he would drink it and give some to others. If anything was left from it, he would spill it.' Related by Muslim.

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Umm Salamah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Allah did not make your cure in what He made Haram (unlawful) to you." Related by Al-Baihaqi and graded as Sahih by Ibn Hibban.