Chapter on Rare Cases of Legal Punishments
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 17
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ زِيَادِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ اَلْقَنْدِيِّ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "لاَ يُقْطَعُ اَلسَّارِقُ فِي سَنَةِ اَلْمَحْقِ فِي شَيْءٍ يُؤْكَلُ مِثْلِ اَلْخُبْزِ وَ اَللَّحْمِ وَ اَلْقِثَّاءِ".
In the narration of Ziyad ibn Marwan Al-Qandi from someone who reported from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, he said: "The hand of a thief is not to be cut off during a year of famine for stealing anything edible, such as bread, meat, or cucumbers."
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