17/17. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1447 — Thief Hand Display
What Has Been Related About Hanging The Hand Of The Thief (Around His Neck)
Hadith About Hanging the Cut Hand of a Thief
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1447
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1447
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ تَعْلِيقِ الْيَدِ، فِي عُنُقِ السَّارِقِ أَمِنَ السُّنَّةِ هُوَ قَالَ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِسَارِقٍ فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَعُلِّقَتْ فِي عُنُقِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيِّ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ . وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَيْرِيزٍ هُوَ أَخُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ شَامِيٌّ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Muhariz Narrated from:
I Asked Fadalah Bin 'Ubaid About Hanging The Hand Around The Neck Of The Thief: 'Is This From The Sunnah?' He Said: 'A Man Came To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) With A Thief So His Hand Was Cut Off, And Then He Ordered That It Be Hung Around His Neck.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1447In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1447
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1447
This hadith about a thief’s punishment reports a question asked to Fadalah bin Ubaid. Abdur-Rahman bin Muhairiz asked whether hanging the cut hand around the thief’s neck was from the Sunnah. Fadalah answered by narrating that a man came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم with a thief. The thief’s hand was cut off, then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered that it be hung around his neck. The narration is very specific and should be explained only as the case it mentions. It does not give extra reasons in the translation, nor does it discuss wider details. For readers searching “hanging hand of thief hadith,” the safe explanation is to stay with the text and avoid adding more than it says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith reports a specific case brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Fadalah answered the question by narrating what had happened.
- The report should not be expanded beyond the details given.
- The case is connected to legal punishment for theft.
