موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب السرقةBook: On the Explanation of Theft
بَابُ مَا يَجِبُ فِيهِ الْقَطْعُChapter on what requires amputation
Hadith 1566B1
وَقَالَ مَالِك : أَحَبُّ مَا يَجِبُ فِيهِ الْقَطْعُ إِلَيَّ : ثَلَاثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ، وَإِنِ ارْتَفَعَ الصَّرْفُ أَوِ اتَّضَعَ، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ ثَلَاثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ " . وَأَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ قَطَعَ فِي أُتْرُجَّةٍ قُوِّمَتْ بِثَلَاثَةِ دَرَاهِمَ، وَهَذَا أَحَبُّ مَا سَمِعْتُ إِلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In my view, when a thief steals property worth three dirhams, it becomes obligatory to cut his hand, because the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered the hand to be cut for a shield whose price was three dirhams, and Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, ordered the hand to be cut for a citron (a type of lemon fruit) whose price was three dirhams. This is the best that I have heard.
