Allah favors amputation for thieves but not slaves' freedom

In Quran 5:38 we read that Allah wants thieves' hands chopped off, but Allah demands no punishment for enslaving someone. (Muhammad himself owned slaves). Why is stealing a computer more worthy of punishment than is enslaving a person for life?

1/18/2015

Herman

1/19/2015 10:30:08 am

Perhaps for Muhammad, property was valued more than human life, and human freedom.