Tafsir of Surah Al-Maaida 5:38

﴿وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ﴾

Translation of the meaning

[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e., committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allāh. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

إذ السارق يعني في لغة العرب وعرف الشارع سارق ثياب الأحياء والأموات.«إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين» 1/288

What he quoted from others

النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم استشهد به «لا قطع في ثمر ولا كثر»«إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين» 2/228
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