قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فِي السَّارِقِ إِذَا سَرَقَ قَطَعْتُ يَمِينَهُ وَ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَطَعْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى سَجَنْتُهُ وَ تَرَكْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى يَمْشِي عَلَيْهَا إِلَى الْغَائِطِ وَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى يَأْكُلُ بِهَا وَ يَسْتَنْجِي بِهَا وَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَتْرُكَهُ لَا يَنْتَفِعُ بِشَيْءٍ وَ لَكِنِّي أَسْجُنُهُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ قَالَ مَا قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مِنْ سَارِقٍ بَعْدَ يَدِهِ وَ رِجْلِهِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> judged regarding the thief: ‘When he steals, cut off his right hand, and when he steals again, cut off his left leg. Then if he were to steal again, imprison him and leave his right leg to walk upon it to the WC, and his left hand, he can eat with it, and wash himself (from the WC) with it’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> am embarassed from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> that I<sup>asws</sup> would leave him not being able to do anything, but I<sup>asws</sup> would imprison him until he dies in the prison’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> did not cut (anymore) from a thief after (having cut) his hand and his leg’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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