It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man from the tribe of Muzaynah came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, what is your ruling on livestock grazing on the mountain that are not secured? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Its penalty is the animal itself and, with it, the same value again as a fine, and an exemplary punishment. There is no cutting of the hand for anything of the livestock except what has been sheltered in the pen; if it reaches the minimum threshold (the value of a shield), the hand is cut for it, and whatever does not reach the threshold, for it there is a double fine and exemplary lashes." He said: O Messenger of Allah, what is your view of fruit hanging (on the trees)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Its penalty is the fruit itself and the same again as a fine, and an exemplary punishment. There is no cutting of the hand for hanging fruit except what has been placed in the threshing floor (a secured place); so whatever is stolen from the threshing floor and reaches the threshold, the hand is cut for it, and whatever does not reach the threshold, for it there is a double fine and an exemplary punishment." This is a sunnah which Amr bin Shu'ayb bin Muhammad alone narrated from his grandfather Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As, and I have narrated in this book from our Imam Ishaq bin Ibrahim al-Hanzali that he said: When the one narrating from Amr bin Shu'ayb is trustworthy (thiqah), that narration is like Ayyub from Nafi' from Ibn Umar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Burdah bin Niyar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "No one is to be given more than ten lashes in any matter other than the prescribed punishments (hudud) laid down by Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from al-Harith bin Hatib that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a man stole. He was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill him." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, he has only stolen. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Very well, cut off his hand." Then he stole again, and his hand was cut off. Then he stole in the era of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and (his foot) was cut off; then he stole again, and (the other foot) was cut off, until all four of his hands and feet had been cut off. Then he stole a fifth time, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) knew best about him when he ordered him to be killed. Take him away and kill him." So he was handed over to some young men of Quraysh, among whom was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him). Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Make me your leader. So they made him their leader, and whenever he struck him, all the others struck him too, until they killed him. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no cutting of the hand for a runaway slave when he steals, nor for a dhimmi (slave)." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and Musa bin Dawud is alone in narrating it with this chain, and he is one of the trustworthy narrators; but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I remember the first man whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had cut (as a prescribed punishment). A thief was brought, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be cut. At that time it was as though signs of displeasure and sorrow were on the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The people said: O Messenger of Allah, it seems that cutting off his hand was displeasing to you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why should it not be?! Do not be helpers of Satan against your brother. It is not fitting for the ruler (imam), when a case of a prescribed punishment reaches him, not to carry it out. Surely Allah is Pardoning and loves pardon. 'Let them pardon and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.' [Surah al-Nur: 22] " This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Amr bin Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pardon one another in matters of the prescribed punishments among yourselves, for whatever prescribed punishment is reported to me becomes obligatory (to carry out)." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever's intercession stands in the way of one of the prescribed punishments of Allah has opposed Allah Almighty in His command."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that, after stoning that man from the tribe of Aslam, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed (the people) and said: "Avoid these filthy deeds which Allah has forbidden. Whoever falls into any such sin should conceal himself with the veil of Allah and repent to Allah, for whoever reveals his condition to us, we will carry out upon him (the prescribed punishment of) the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever covers (the faults of) his Muslim brother in this world, Allah Almighty will cover him in this world and the Hereafter; and whoever relieves his brother of a worldly hardship, Allah Almighty will relieve him of one of the hardships of the Day of Resurrection; and Allah remains in the aid of the servant as long as the servant is engaged in the aid of his brother." This chain (isnad) is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever a servant covers (the faults of) another servant in this world, Allah Almighty will cover him on the Day of Resurrection." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. And this hadith strengthens the narration of al-A'mash from Abu Salih and the narration of Muhammad bin Wasi', because Asbat bin Muhammad al-Qurashi narrated it from al-A'mash through some of his companions, while Hammad bin Zayd narrated it from Muhammad bin Wasi' through a man, from Abu Salih.