Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhayni · The Chapters on Legal Punishments

“A legal punishment that is carried out in the land is better for the people of that land than if it were to rain for forty days.”

“The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees.”

his father slept in the mosque, using his upper wrap as a pillow, and it was taken from beneath his head. He brought the thief to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that his hand be cut off. Safwan said: “O Messenger of Allah , (ﷺ) I did not want this! I give my upper wrap to him in charity.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Why did you not give it to him before you brought him…