Hadith 151
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Hadith.5119 - It has been narrated that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ordered the hand of a grave robber to be cut off.
Imam (as) was asked
"Do you cut off (the hand) for stealing from the dead?"
Imam (as) replied: "We cut for our dead just as we cut for our living."
5119 - وَ رُوِيَ: "أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَطَعَ نَبَّاشَ اَلْقَبْرِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَ تَقْطَعُ فِي اَلْمَوْتَى فَقَالَ "إِنَّا لَنَقْطَعُ لِأَمْوَاتِنَا كَمَا نَقْطَعُ لِأَحْيَائِنَا" ".
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