Sayings · Theft of public property and differing punishments

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

فَقَالَ (عليه السلام) : أَمَّا هذَا فَهُوَ مِنْ مَالِ اللهِ وَلَا حَدَّ عَلَيْهِ، مَالُ اللهِ أَكَلَ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضاً، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَعَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ، (الشَّدِيدُ) فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ.

Translation

Then Amīr al-mu’minīn said: As for this one who is the property of public money, there is no punishment for him for it means one property of Allāh having taken another property of Allāh. As for the other, he should get the punishment. Consequently, his hand was cut.

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