Chapter on the Legal Punishment for Theft

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 12

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 12

Chapter on the Legal Punishment for Theft

Hadith #5101

5101 - وَ رَوَى سَعْدُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "قَطَعَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي بَيْضَةِ حَدِيدٍ وَ فِي جُنَّةٍ وَزْنُهَا ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَ ثَلاَثُونَ رِطْلاً".

Hadith.5101 - Sa'd ibn Tarif narrated from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir who said: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib ordered the cutting off of a hand for stealing an iron helmet and for a shield that weighed thirty-eight ratl (a unit of weight)."