A critical analysis of the Modernists and the Hadeeth ... - Islam House

This verse prescribes the punishment, but the Sunnah
designates what is the minimum amount when it is
applied. The Messenger of Allah � said, "The hand of the
thief shall be cut off if he steals a quarter of a Dinar or
more."
Note: The manner in which the hadeeth-rejectors explain this
verse provides beneficial insight into their methodology
and contradictions.
Rashad Khalifa translates this verse as,
"The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as
a punishment for their crime," and then comments,
"The practice of cutting off the thief's hand as decreed
by the false Muslims is a satanic practice without
Qur'aanic basis." [Rashad Khalifa's Translation]
Therefore, the Qur'aan itself does not have Qur'aanic basis (!)
when the hadeeth-rejectors dislike something in it.
Rashad Khaleefah used mathematical calculations to
interpret cutting as marking.
Ghulam Perwez says about this verse,
"As to a thief, man or woman, such restrictions should be
He comments,
[Saheeh al- Bukharee]
imposed on them which render them incapable of
committing such crime."
"The literal meaning of the text is 'cutting off the hands.'
When the Divine Order of Rabubiyyat is established,
every person will be guaranteed means of livelihood.
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