942 - مَن لا يَجري عَلَيهِ حَدُّ السَّرِقَةِ

942. Those Who Are Not Liable to THE LEGAL PUNISHMENT FOR STEALING

2997.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تُقطَعُ يَدُ السّارِقِ إلّا في رُبعِ دِينارٍ فَصاعِداً .¹

2997.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The thief's hand should only be cut for a theft of a quarter dinar or more.' ²

2998.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ امير المؤمنين عليه السلام اُتي برجل اختَلَسَ دُرَّةً مِن اُذُنِ جاريَةٍ قال : هذِهِ الدَّغارَةُ المُعلَنَةُ ، فَضَرَبَهُ وحَبَسَهُ .³

2998.Imam Ali (AS) said in reference to a man who pilfered a pearl from a girl's earring, 'This is a sneaky theft committed overtly', then beat him and imprisoned him.' ⁴

2999.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أربَعةٌ لا قَطعَ علَيهِم : المُختَلِسُ ، والغُلُولُ ، ومَن سَرَقَ مِنَ الغَنيمَةِ ، وسَرِقَةُ الأجيرِ ؛ فإنّها خِيانَةٌ .⁵

2999.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There are four types of thieves who are not liable to having their hands cut: the pilferer, the fraudster, the one who steals war booty, and the employee who thieves, for these are all acts of deceit.' ⁶

3000.الإمامُ الباقرُ أو الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام : لا يُقطَعُ إلّا مَن نَقَبَ بَيتاً أو كَسَرَ قُفلاً .⁷

3000. Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Only the thief who breaks into a house or breaks a lock is liable to have his hand cut.' ⁸

3001.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يُقطَعُ الأجيرُ والضَّيفُ إذا سَرَقَ ؛ لأنّهُما مُؤتَمَنانِ .⁹

3001.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The employee, or the guest who steals is not liable to have his hand cut because he was in a position of trust.' ¹⁰

3002.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يُقطَعُ السّارِقُ في عامِ سَنَةٍ - يَعنِي في عامِ مَجاعَةٍ - .¹¹

3002.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The one who steals in a year of famine is not liable to have his hand cut.' ¹²

3003.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : السّارقُ إذا جاءَ مِن قِبَلِ نَفسِهِ تائباً إلى اللَّهِ ، ورَدَّ سَرِقَتَهُ عَلى‏ صاحِبِها ، فلا قَطعَ علَيهِ .¹³

3003.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The thief who comes and repents of his own accord to Allah, and returns everything that he has stolen back to its owner, is not liable to having his hand cut.' ¹⁴