29/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1684d — Legal Limit
The Hadd for stealing and the minimum threshold
Theft Threshold in Islam: Quarter Dinar and Above in Sahih Muslim 1684d
Sahih Muslim : 1684d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1684d
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِهَارُونَ وَأَحْمَدَ - قَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، تُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ إِلاَّ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَمَا فَوْقَهُ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The hand (of a thief) should not be cut off but for a quarter of a dinar and what is above that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1684dIn-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 4USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 17, Hadith 4178
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1684d
This Hadith is another clear report on the theft threshold in Islam. Aisha says she heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say that the hand should not be cut off except for a quarter of a dinar and what is above it. The value is repeated in close wording to the related reports. This narration is useful because it gives Aisha’s direct hearing of the Prophet’s words. The Hadith does not give a full legal manual. It gives a stated threshold, and the safe explanation is to keep that threshold at the center. A reader should notice the wording “except for,” because it shows a limit in the report. People searching for the quarter dinar theft hadith will find that the same teaching is preserved with slightly different wording in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha reports that she heard this wording from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The stated threshold is a quarter dinar and above.
- The wording sets a limit without adding extra case details.
