A slave belonging to Numan al-Ansari stole some small palm trees, and the case was brought before Marwan, who wanted to cut off the slave's hand.Rafi bin Khadij said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'There is no amputation for stealing fruit or kathar.'"I asked Yahya, "What is kathar?"He replied, "The pith of the palm."
حدثنا محمد بن جعفر حدثنا شعبة عن يحيى بن سعيد
سرق غلام لنعمان الأنصاري نخلا صغارا فرفع إلى مروان فأراد أن يقطعه فقال رافع بن خديج قال رسول الله ﷺ لا يقطع في الثمر ولا في الكثر قال قلت ليحيى ما الكثر قال الجمار
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Its isnad is sahih, it was mentioned earlier in similar wording in 15748.