Sahih Muslim Hadith 4411 – Cutting off the hand

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[4411] 9 – ( … ) It was narrated from 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet , that Quraish were concerned about the case of the woman who had stolen, at the time of the Messenger of Allah , during the conquest of Makkah. They said: "Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah concerning her?" Then they said: "No one would dare to do that but Usâmah bin Zaid, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah She was brought to the Messenger of Allah , and Usâmah bin Zaid spoke concerning her. The color of the face of the Messenger of Allah changed, and he said: "Are you interceding concerning one of the 1-Iadd punishments of Allah?" Usâmah said to him: Pray for forgiveness for me, 0 Messenger of Allah! When evening came, the Messenger of Allah stood up and delivered a speech. He praised Allah as He deserves to be praised, then he said: "Those who came before you were doomed because, if a nobleman among them stole, they would let him off, but if a lowly person stole, they would carry out the Ijadd punishment on him. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if Fâtimah the daughter of Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand." Then he ordered that the hand of that woman who had stolen be cut off. Yünus said: Ibn Shihâb said: 'Urwah said: 'Aishah said: "She repented properly after that, and got married, and after that she used to come and speak to me, and I would convey what she said to the Messenger of Allah ."