46/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4921 — Theft Law and the Quarter Dinar
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Az-Zuhri
Quarter Dinar Theft Hadith: The Stated Threshold in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 4921
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4921
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - يَقْطَعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah" (one of the narrators) Qutaibah said: 'Used to cut off the hand of the thief for one-quarter of a Dinar or more."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4921In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 52English translation : Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4925
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4921
This Hadith is about theft law and the minimum value mentioned in the report. It is often searched as a quarter dinar theft hadith or a hadith about cutting off the hand of a thief. The wording uses the wording that the Prophet used to apply this ruling for one-quarter of a Dinar or more. The message is direct: the ruling in the narration is tied to a stated amount, not left vague. That amount is one-quarter of a Dinar or more. The Hadith also shows the care with which Aishah reported this matter. For a reader, the safe lesson is to respect the exact wording and avoid adding details that are not in the text. This narration does not list every legal condition, witness process, or authority issue. It simply preserves the threshold mentioned in the report, so the explanation should stay close to that point.
What we learn from this hadith
- The stated threshold is one-quarter of a Dinar or more.
- The report connects the ruling to a measured value.
- Aishah is the narrator in this chain.
- The explanation should stay close to the Hadith text.
