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4373. It was narrated from Al-Laith, from Ibn Shihāb, from ‘Urwah, from ‘Aishah, that the Quraish were worried about the case of the Makhzūmī woman who had stolen, and they said: “Who will speak concerning her?” Meaning, to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. They said: “Who would dare, except Usāmah bin Zaid, the
beloved of the Prophet ﷺ?" So Usāmah spoke to him, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "O Usāmah, are you interceding concerning one of the Hadd (punishments) of Allāh?" Then he stood up and delivered a speech and said: "Those who came before you were only destroyed because when a noble man among them stole they would leave him alone, but if a peasant among them stole they would carry out the Hadd (punishment) on him. By Allāh, if Fātimah bint Muḥammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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[1] Al-Mā'idah 5:33-34.
Commentary
The law helps to protect the society. Previous nations were ruined because of their unfair system of justice and class distinction in society.
