46/13. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4976 — No Cutting for the Traitor
Things for which the hand may not be cut off
Hadith About the Traitor Not Being Cut Off
Sunan an-Nasai : 4976
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4976
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَى خَائِنٍ قَطْعٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ ضَعِيفٌ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The hand of the traitor is not to be cut off. (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: Ashath bin Sawwar (one of its narrators) is weak.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4976In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 106English translation : Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4979
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4976
This narration from Jabir says that there is no cutting off for a traitor. It also records An-Nasa'i's comment that Ash'ath bin Sawwar is weak. So this hadith entry includes both a short legal wording and a note about one narrator. The main topic is theft penalty exceptions, but the text itself is limited to the traitor. It does not mention the robber or pilferer in this exact wording, so the explanation should not mix them into this report. For a search term like traitor not cut off hadith, the key point is that this version names the traitor and includes a narrator-quality note.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration speaks specifically about the traitor.
- The text says cutting off is not applied to that named case.
- The narrator note warns readers to be careful with this route.
