How much value is required for the hand to be cut? Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had the hand cut off for a value reaching the prescribed amount, and Qatadah said: If a woman committed theft and (by mistake) her left hand was cut off, then nothing more (i.e., the right hand) will be cut off.
Narrated `Aisha: A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something cheaper than a Hajafa or a Turs (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الحدود / 6793
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Narrated `Aisha: A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الحدود / 6794
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah curses the thief who steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is to be cut off, or steals a rope, for which his hand is to be cut off."
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الحدود / 6799
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة