It is per God (Allah) explicit command in Quran.
In Quran:
وَالسَّارÙق٠وَالسَّارÙÙ‚ÙŽØ©Ù ÙَاقْطَعÙوا أَيْدÙÙŠÙŽÙ‡Ùمَا جَزَاءً بÙمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا Ù…Ùّنَ اللَّـه٠ۗ وَاللَّـه٠عَزÙيزٌ ØÙŽÙƒÙيمٌ ﴿٣٨﴾
Meaning English translation:
{ [As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. (38)} [Quran, chapter 5, verse 38]
However, there are conditions to apply this punishment on the thief:
Hey, what ever float's those lunatic's boat... As long as they keep their stupid rules to themselves.
In Saudi Arabia, the right way for punishing thieves is cutting off their right arm and then their left and if you lie they either burn or chop your tongue off.
No King Kushite,taharka,did not cut off his hands.
cut your hands off.
The Interface - 2007 Cut Off Your Hands was released on: USA: 8 May 2009
In some countries, thieves are punished by getting their hands cut off , a drastic punishment outlawed in the West. A drastic change in sea levels could inundate major coastal cities.
he cut off Indians hands off!!
hands cut off
No , only by the will of their husbands .
His ears are cut off with a knife then his genitals are ripped off for the dogs. Then his hands and feet are hacked off.
A knife in his hands. This is how they cut their enemies heads off.
His ears are cut off with a knife then his genitals are ripped off for the dogs. Then his hands and feet are hacked off.