The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that the hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a dinar of gold, or any amount greater than that, which is equivalent to the value of 1.06 grams of gold.

• Theft is of the major sins.
• Allah Almighty has determined the thief's punishment, which is cutting off his hand, as He says: {As for the thief, male or female, amputate their hands.} [Surat al-Mā’idah: 38] The Sunnah has clarified the conditions of such amputation.
• The word "hand" in the Hadīth refers to cutting off the palm from the joint between it and the forearm.
• One of the rationales behind cutting off a thief's hand is to protect people's property and deter other transgressors.
• A dinar is a Mithqāl (unit of weight) of gold, currently equivalent to 4.25 grams of 24-karat gold; thus, a quarter of a dinar is equal to a little over a gram.

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