5117 - وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "لاَ قَطْعَ فِي اَلدَّغَارَةِ اَلْمُعْلَنَةِ وَ هِيَ اَلْخُلْسَةُ وَ لَكِنِّي أُعَزِّرُهُ وَ لَكِنْ يُقْطَعُ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ وَ يُخْفِي". وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلَّذِي يَسْلُبُ اَلثِّيَابَ قَطْعٌ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلطَّرَّارِ قَطْعٌ إِذَا طَرَّ مِنَ اَلْقَمِيصِ اَلْأَعْلَى فَإِنْ طَرَّ مِنَ اَلْقَمِيصِ اَلْأَسْفَلِ فَعَلَيْهِ اَلْقَطْعُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلْأَجِيرِ وَ لاَ عَلَى اَلضَّيْفِ قَطْعٌ لِأَنَّهُمَا مُؤْتَمَنَانِ وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ إِنْ أَضَافَ اَلضَّيْفُ ضَيْفاً فَسَرَقَ قُطِعَ وَ اَلْأَشَلُّ إِذَا سَرَقَ قُطِعَتْ يَمِينُهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ شَلاَّءَ كَانَتْ أَوْ صَحِيحَةً فَإِنْ عَادَ فَسَرَقَ قُطِعَتْ رِجْلُهُ اَلْيُسْرَى فَإِنْ عَادَ خُلِّدَ اَلسِّجْنَ وَ أُجْرِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ كُفَّ عَنِ اَلنَّاسِ رَوَى ذَلِكَ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلاَءٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ. وَ رَوَاهُ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلْعَبْدِ إِذَا سَرَقَ مِنْ مَالِ مَوْلاَهُ قَطْعٌ لِأَنَّهُ مَالُ اَلرَّجُلِ سَرَقَ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضاً".
Hadith.5117 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib 
said:
"There is no cutting (of the hand) for open and public theft, which is snatching (Al-khulsah), but I would discipline him (ta'zir).
However, the one who steals and conceals what he takes is to have his hand cut off."
There is no cutting (of the hand) for one who snatches clothing, nor is there cutting for a pickpocket (ṭarrar) if he steals from the outer garment.
However, if he steals from the inner garment, then cutting is applied.
There is also no cutting for a worker (ajir) or a guest (ḍayf) because they are entrusted.
However, it has been narrated that if a guest hosts another guest who then steals, his hand is to be cut.
If a paralyzed person (ashall) steals, his right hand is to be cut off regardless of whether it is paralyzed or healthy. If he steals again, his left foot is to be cut off. If he steals a third time, he is to be imprisoned for life, provided for from the public treasury of the Muslims, and restrained from harming people.
This was narrated by Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Al-Alaa from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Zurarah from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir , and also by Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah .
Additionally, there is no cutting for a slave if he steals from the property of his master because it is considered the wealth of the man himself, as if a part of him has stolen from another part.
