Sahih Muslim 1684a — Theft Threshold

Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1684a

This Hadith is about the quarter dinar theft hadith. Aisha reports that during the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم lifetime, the hand of a thief was cut off for a quarter of a dinar and upward. The wording is short, so the explanation must also stay close to what is said. The report gives a value threshold. It does not describe a specific thief, a court process, proof, repentance, or other conditions in this entry. For that reason, it should not be turned into a broad discussion beyond the wording. The simple point is that not every stolen amount is mentioned in the same way here; the text names a quarter dinar and above. People searching for the theft in Islam Hadith often want this exact phrase, and this narration gives it clearly through Aisha.