It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: May Allah curse the thief; he steals an egg and his hand is cut off, he steals a rope and his hand is cut off.

Yahya bin Yahya Ghassani says: I came to Madinah and met the governor of Madinah, Abu Bakr bin Muhammad. He said: A thief was brought to me, and my aunt, Umrah bint Abd al-Rahman, sent me a message saying: Do not make a hasty decision about this man; let me come to you so that I can tell you the hadith I heard from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the thief. So she came to me and informed me that she had heard from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the thief. She said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Cut off the thief’s hand for a quarter of a dinar; do not cut it off for less than that. In those days, a quarter of a dinar was equal to three dirhams, so a dinar was twelve dirhams. The theft of this thief was less than a quarter of a dinar, so I did not cut off his hand.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The hand of a thief shall not be cut off except for a quarter of a dinar or more.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the hand of a man cut off; he had stolen a shield from the women's platform, its value was three dirhams.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The hand will be cut off for theft equal to the price of a shield.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that in the time of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), the price of a shield was ten dirhams.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The hand is not to be cut off for less than ten dirhams.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a protected animal that was in its pasture. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In its theft, double the price will be taken and the thief will also be punished. And if an animal is stolen from the enclosure, the hand will be cut off, provided that it is equal to the price of a shield. The questioner said: O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling regarding those fruits that are stolen from the cluster or the bud? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever only eats and does not take it away in his garment, there is no punishment upon him. And whoever takes it away in his garment, he will have to pay double its price and will also be beaten and punished. And if dates are stolen from a protected place like a threshing floor, the hand will be cut off, provided that it reaches the price of a shield.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no punishment of cutting the hand for a bandit, and whoever commits highway robbery openly is not from among us. Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no punishment of cutting the hand for the one who commits treachery.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman from the Makhzum tribe used to borrow goods and then deny it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her hand to be cut off.