Prescribed Punishment for Theft

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The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) cut off (a thief's hand) for a shield that was worth three dirhams.

May Allah curse the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off for that, and he steals a rope and his hand is cut off for that

I was sleeping in the mosque while covered by a Khamīsah cloak of mine whose price was thirty dirhams. A man came and snatched it away from me. The man was seized and brought to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) who ordered that his hand should be cut off

The Quraysh were greatly concerned about the case of the Makhzūmi woman who had committed theft.

The hand is not to be cut off for taking fruit or Kathar (the pith of the palm-tree)

Whatever a needy person eats without putting any in his pocket (and taking it away), there is no penalty on him. But whoever takes something away, he must pay a fine of twice its value and receive punishment. Whoever steals something after it has been stored properly, and its value amounts to the price of a shield, his hand must be cut off

The hand is to be cut off for a quarter of a dinar or more