Another narration on the subject is that which ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb transmits from his father, from his grandfather: the Prophet ﷺ said, “No hand is to be cut off for anything less than ten dirhams.” The scholars, however, have declared this ḥadīth weak, though a separate chain was graded sound by Ibn Ḥajar.

The jurists then disagreed about what exactly counts as “the hand” that must be amputated. The soundest view—indeed, the one the majority regard as a consensus—is that it begins at the wrist-joint. The noble verse merely commands that “the hand” be cut, and in normal usage that word means only the palm; yet the Sunnah clarifies the intent. Allah the Exalted says, “ … then wipe your faces and your hands … ” (Q. 4:43), and the Prophet ﷺ limited the wiping to his palms.

The majority further maintain that the right hand is severed first; Ibn Masʿūd even recited, “so cut off their right hands.” Should the thief steal a second time, the left foot is cut; a third theft entails cutting the left hand; a fourth, the right foot. Their detailed proofs appear in the comprehensive legal works.

This ḥadīth also shows the permissibility of cursing sinners in general terms, for the Prophet ﷺ cursed the class of wrongdoer, not a specific individual. Revelation confirms this, as in His words: “Indeed, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers” (Q. 11:18).