Lady Umm Sulayman Shifa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: On the occasion of the Battle of Hunayn, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) appointed Abu Juham bin Ghanam (may Allah be pleased with him) as the supervisor of the spoils of war. He struck a man with his bow and wounded his head, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) set the compensation for it at fifteen camels.

‘Amir (Sha‘bi) narrates: A thief was brought to Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who had committed theft. Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had his hand cut off. When he was brought again for committing theft a second time, Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had his foot cut off. Then, when he was brought a third time, Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered him to be imprisoned. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“Leave him with one foot so that he can walk, and leave him with one hand so that he can eat and clean himself.”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a thief commits theft, I will have his right hand cut off. If he does it again, I will have his left foot cut off. If he does it yet again, I will keep him imprisoned until he reforms, because I feel ashamed to leave him in such a state. (After this, he mentioned the hadith as previously narrated.)

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates: A thief was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he had his hand cut off. He was brought again for theft, so he had his foot cut off. He was brought again for theft, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had his other hand cut off. He was brought again for theft, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had his (other) foot cut off. He was brought again for theft, so by the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he was killed.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When a thief commits theft, cut off his hand; if he does it again, cut off his foot; if he does it again, cut off his hand; if he does it again, cut off his foot." Khalid bin Salamah has narrated this tradition in this manner, while other narrators have transmitted it from his maternal uncle Harith, from Abu Salamah, from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I was present with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he had the (other) hand of a thief cut off, even though one hand and one foot (had already) been cut off previously.

Shu'bi narrates: Two men brought a person to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and both of them testified about this person that he had committed theft. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had his hand cut off. Then those two men brought another person and said: "The first time we made a mistake, this is the real thief." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not accept their testimony regarding this second person, and he made it obligatory upon them to pay the blood money for causing the loss of the first person's hand. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If I knew that you had deliberately (caused the first person's hand to be cut off), I would have cut off both of your hands as well."

Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the prescribed punishment is carried out on a thief, then he is no longer liable to pay compensation for the stolen goods."