Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ata narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: The hand of a thief should not be cut off for less than the price of a shield, and the price of a shield is ten dirhams.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr used to say that the price of a shield is ten dirhams.

Hazrat Qasim narrates that Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud said: The hand should not be cut off except for (the theft of) one dinar or property worth ten dirhams.

Hazrat Hakam narrates that Hazrat Abu Ja'far said: The price of a shield is one dinar, for which the hand will be cut off.

Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Abu Sulaiman narrates that Hazrat Ata said: The minimum value of an item for which a thief's hand is cut is the price of a shield, and in the time of the Companions, the price of a shield was set at one dinar or ten dirhams.

Ibrahim narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood said: The hand will not be cut except for a shield or a leather shield. The narrator says: I asked Ibrahim, "What is its price?" He replied: One dinar.

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates that his father, Hazrat Urwah, said: In the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the hand of a thief was cut off for stealing something equal in value to a shield, and at that time a shield had a certain value. And at that time, the hand was not cut off for stealing something insignificant or of little value.

Hazrat Ibn Tawoos narrates that his father, Hazrat Tawoos, said: The hand will be cut off for the price of a shield.

Hazrat Qasim narrates that a thief was brought to Hazrat Umar. He ordered his hand to be cut off. Upon this, Hazrat Usman said: "Indeed, the value of the stolen item is not equal to ten dirhams." So Hazrat Umar ordered an assessment regarding it, and its value was determined to be eight dirhams. Thus, he did not cut off his hand.

Hazrat Amr bin Shuaib says that I went to Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib and said to him: Surely your companions Urwah bin Zubair, Muhammad bin Muslim Zuhri, and Ibn Yasar all say: The price of a shield is five dirhams. Upon this, he said: In any case, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed regarding this; it is ten dirhams.

Hazrat Urwah narrates that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the hand was not cut off for stealing something insignificant and of little value.