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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Rafi' ibn Khadij al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 411
Hadith 411
اُردوEn
411 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا يَحْيَي بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَي بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ وَاسِعِ بْنِ حَبَّانَ أَنَّ عَبْدًا سَرَقَ وَدِيًّا مِنْ حَائِطِ رَجُلٍ فَجَاءَ بِهِ فَغَرَسَهُ فِي حَايِطِ أَهْلِهِ فَأَتَي بِهِ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَهُ فَشَهِدَ رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَلَا كَثْرٍ» فَأَرْسَلَهُ مَرْوَانُ.
Wasi‘ bin Hibban narrates: A slave stole a date palm sapling from a man’s garden and planted it in his master’s garden. He was caught and brought to Marwan bin Hakam. Marwan intended to have his hand cut off, but Sayyiduna Rafi‘ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) testified that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said: “The hand is not to be cut off for stealing fruit or palm shoots.” So Marwan let the man go.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
By "thamar" is meant those fresh dates which are attached to the tree above. When they are plucked, they are called "rutab," and when they are stored, they are called "tamr." [النهايه : 221/1]
From this hadith, it is established that if someone plucks a small amount of dates from the top of a date palm tree, the punishment of amputation of the hand (qat‘ yad) will not be obligatory upon him.
By "thamar" is meant those fresh dates which are attached to the tree above. When they are plucked, they are called "rutab," and when they are stored, they are called "tamr." [النهايه : 221/1]
From this hadith, it is established that if someone plucks a small amount of dates from the top of a date palm tree, the punishment of amputation of the hand (qat‘ yad) will not be obligatory upon him.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 411
