Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 778 – Volume 8, Book 81

English

Volume 8, Book 81, Number 778:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Usama approached the Prophet on behalf of a woman (who had committed theft). The Prophet
said, "The people before you were destroyed because they used to inflict the legal punishments on the
poor and forgive the rich. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! If Fatima (the daughter of the Prophet )
did that (i.e. stole), I would cut off her hand."