Book 86: Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
Chapter: “Cut off the hand of the thief, male or female…”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 6797 · Book 86, Hadith 26
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by Ibn Umar 5 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6797
In-book reference
Book 86, Hadith 26
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 8, Book 81, Hadith 789
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَطَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ.
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