17/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1446 — Shield Worth Three Dirhams
What Has Been Related About: For How Much (Wealth) Is The Thief's Hand Cut Off?
Hadith About Theft Punishment for a Shield Worth Three Dirhams
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1446
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1446
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مِجَنٍّ قِيمَتُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَيْمَنَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ قَطَعَ فِي خَمْسَةِ دَرَاهِمَ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ أَنَّهُمَا قَطَعَا فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ تُقْطَعُ الْيَدُ فِي خَمْسَةِ دَرَاهِمَ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ فُقَهَاءِ التَّابِعِينَ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ رَأَوُا الْقَطْعَ فِي رُبْعِ دِينَارٍ فَصَاعِدًا . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لاَ قَطْعَ إِلاَّ فِي دِينَارٍ أَوْ عَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ . وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ مُرْسَلٌ رَوَاهُ الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَالْقَاسِمُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ قَالُوا لاَ قَطْعَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لاَ قَطْعَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ . وَلَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِمُتَّصِلٍ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Cut The Hand For A Shield Worth Three Dirham.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1446In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1446
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1446
This hadith about theft punishment reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم cut the hand for a shield valued at three dirhams. The text then brings related scholarly discussion about values such as five dirhams, a quarter dinar, and other views. The main narrated event is simple: a shield had a known value, and the legal punishment was applied. Readers searching for “three dirhams theft hadith” should notice that the report is about a measured value, not a vague accusation. It also sits beside the narration of Aishah about a quarter dinar. The teaching is that legal penalties in these reports were linked to specific evidence and value, not guesses or anger.
What we learn from this hadith
- The stolen item in the report had a stated value: three dirhams.
- The legal punishment was tied to a known object and amount.
- The narration connects theft rulings with measured thresholds.
- The report should be read as a legal case, not personal action.
