29/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1685b — Valuable Shield
The Hadd for stealing and the minimum threshold
Valuable Shield Hadith: Sahih Muslim 1685b and Theft Threshold Context
Sahih Muslim : 1685b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1685b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، الرُّؤَاسِيِّ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ وَأَبِي أُسَامَةَ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ذُو ثَمَنٍ .
Hisham Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham through another chain of transmitters, and in the hadith narrated by 'Abd al-Rahim and Abu Usama (the words are): " That (the shield) was valuable those days."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1685bIn-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 8USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 17, Hadith 4182
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1685b
This Hadith is a supporting narration for the valuable shield report. It says the Hadith was narrated through another chain from Hisham. It also adds that in the wording of Abd al-Rahim and Abu Usama, the shield was valuable in those days. That added phrase is the main point of this entry. It helps readers understand that the shield mentioned in the earlier report was not treated as a cheap object in the narration. People searching for Sahih Muslim 1685b explanation are usually trying to understand why the shield is mentioned. Based on the text, the answer is that its value mattered. This short report does not introduce a new theft case. It confirms the same report through another chain and preserves the wording that the shield had value at that time.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration comes through another chain from Hisham.
- It preserves the wording that the shield was valuable then.
- The entry supports the earlier report without adding a new case.
