Sahih Muslim Book - 29, Hadith - 4411

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى - وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَرْمَلَةَ - قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِى سَرَقَتْ فِى عَهْدِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى غَزْوَةِ الْفَتْحِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَأُتِىَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَكَلَّمَهُ فِيهَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « أَتَشْفَعُ فِى حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ». فَقَالَ لَهُ أُسَامَةُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَشِىُّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَاخْتَطَبَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَإِنِّى وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا ». ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِتِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِى سَرَقَتْ فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهَا. قَالَ يُونُسُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَحَسُنَتْ تَوْبَتُهَا بَعْدُ وَتَزَوَّجَتْ وَكَانَتْ تَأْتِينِى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأَرْفَعُ حَاجَتَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated from 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w), that Quraish were concerned about the case of the woman who had stolen, at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), during the conquest of Makkah. They said: "Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) concerning her?" Then they said: "No one would dare to do that but Usamah bin Zaid, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." She was brought to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and Usamah bin Zaid spoke concerning her. The color of the face of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) changed, and he said: "Are you interceding concerning one of the Hadd punishments of Allah?" Usamah said to him: Pray for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah! When evening came, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) 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 Hadd punishment on him. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if Fatimah 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. Yunus said: Ibn Shihab 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(s.a.w)."