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 Rh they are scourged." ʿAbduʾlláh bin Salám said, "You lie! Verily in it is the command to stone." Then they brought the Taurát and opened it out. But one of them placed his hand over the verse of stoning, and read what preceded it and what followed it. Then ʿAbduʾlláh bin Salám said, "Lift up thy hand." And he lifted it up, and behold in it was the verse of stoning. Then they said, "He has spoken truly, O Muḥammad, in it is the verse of stoning." Then the Prophet gave orders concerning them both, and they were stoned.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿAmru bin Shuʿaib, from his father, from his grandfather, ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿAmru binuʾl-ʿÁṣ that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Remit punishments amongst yourselves; for what reaches my knowledge, of (acts deserving) punishments, it is obligatory for me to carry them out."'—Abú Dáud, An Nasái.

It is related from ʿÁyesha that she said, 'When (the revelation containing) my exoneration (from the charge of adultery) came down, the Prophet stood up in the pulpit and repeated it. And when he came down from the pulpit he gave orders regarding the two men and the woman (who had accused me), and they were beaten according to the legal punishment.'—Abú Dáud.

It is related from ʿÁyesha that, 'The Prophet said, "The hand of a thief shall not be cut off, except for (theft of the value of) one-quarter of a dinar and over."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that he said, 'The Prophet cut off a thief's hand for (stealing) armour valued at three dirhams.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Prophet said, "God has cursed the thief who steals an egg, and his hand shall be cut off. And the hand of a thief who steals a rope shall be cut off."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Ráfiʿ bin Khadíj that, 'The Prophet said, "There is no amputation for (stealing) fruit or date-buds."'—Málik, At Tirmidhí, Abú Dáud, An Nasái.