Ibn Majah

Benefits and Issues:

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In a situation of necessity to alleviate hunger, it is permissible to eat fruit from someone’s orchard.

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It is not permissible to pick more fruit than needed, nor to take along any leftovers after eating; rather, this is included in theft.

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If he does take it along, then he will be subject to both a financial penalty and corporal punishment. According to the narration in Sunan al-Bayhaqi, the financial penalty is that double the value of the stolen property should be taken, and the corporal punishment is that a few lashes should be administered. See: (Subul al-Salam, Sharh Bulugh al-Maram, Kitab al-Hudud, Bab Hadd al-Sariqah, Hadith: 11)

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If the value of the stolen property is equal to a quarter dinar (one hashah, one rati—approximately one gram of gold), then the thief’s hand will be cut off. See: (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 2585)

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Our esteemed researcher has declared the aforementioned narration weak in its chain of transmission, but has discussed it at length in the research and verification, and in the end has presented a narration from Umar radi Allahu anhu with a strong chain, which is similar in meaning to the aforementioned narration. From this, it is understood that, according to the Shaykh rahimahullah, the aforementioned narration is only weak in its chain, but correct in its meaning.
And Allah knows best.