46/10. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4935 — Theft Law and the Shield Price
Mentioning the Differences Reported by Abu Bakr bin Muhammad and 'Abdullah bin Abi Bakr From 'Amrah In This Hadith
Shield Price Hadith: Theft Law and the Quarter Dinar
Sunan an-Nasai : 4935
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4935
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، أَنَّ بُكَيْرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَمْرَةَ ابْنَةَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، تَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تُقْطَعُ يَدُ السَّارِقِ فِيمَا دُونَ الْمِجَنِّ " . قِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا ثَمَنُ الْمِجَنِّ قَالَتْ رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The hand of the thief is not to be cut off for anything less than a shield."' It was said to 'Aishah: 'What is the price of a shield?" She said: "One-quarter of a Dinar."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4935In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 66English translation : Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4939
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4935
This Hadith is about theft law and the value threshold mentioned in the report. It is a useful search result for people looking for the shield price quarter dinar hadith, because it explains that the ruling was not for less than a shield, and Aishah stated the shield's price as one-quarter of a Dinar. This report adds a question and answer: when Aishah was asked about the price of a shield, she said it was one-quarter of a Dinar. The wording keeps the lesson focused on value, not on anger, revenge, or personal feelings. It also shows that the report links the ruling to a measured amount. A simple way to understand it is this: the narration is teaching that the legal ruling in the text is connected to a stated minimum value. Readers should avoid turning this short Hadith into a wide legal manual. The Hadith itself gives the shield, the thief, and the one-quarter Dinar value as its main points.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report links the ruling to the price of a shield.
- The shield's price is stated as one-quarter of a Dinar.
- The Hadith teaches care in measuring value in this matter.
- The explanation should stay within the wording of the report.
