46/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4927 — 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 : 4927
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4927
قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا طَالَ عَلَىَّ وَلاَ نَسِيتُ الْقَطْعُ فِي رُبُعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا .
A'isha Narrated from:
It has not been too long and I have not forgotten yet. Cutting off (the hand of the thief) is for one-quarter of a Dinar or more.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4927In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 58English translation : Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4931
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4927
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 adds Aishah's stress that it had not been long and she had not forgotten the amount. 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
- Aishah stresses that she had not forgotten the reported amount.
- The stated threshold is one-quarter of a Dinar or more.
- The narration shows careful memory in transmitting a legal report.
- The explanation should not go beyond the amount mentioned.
