When a thief broke the fence, he may forget his initial
intention to steal, feel being locked, or even sickened into an unrecoverable illness. Rahat and its effects were
announced in public, delivered mouth to mouth, and
obeyed by the community. As the result, the people
were prevented from taking other people’s possessions;
the treasures of society were also well preserved. The
type of the study was field research with a qualitative
approach. The data was gathered by observation, in-
depth interviews, and documentation study. The analysis
was done descriptively by data reduction, display, and
verification (drawing conclusion).
Keywords: Islamic sharia, property, punishment, rahat, theft