أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شَرِيکٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عَطَائٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ أَيْمَنَ ابْنِ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ لَا تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلَّا فِي ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ وَثَمَنُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينَارٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4963
It was narrated that Ayman bin Umm Ayman — who attributed it to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم — said: “The (hand of) a thief is not to be cut off except for the price of a shield, and in those days the price of a shield was a Dinar.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020