English translation
4394. It was narrated from Asbāt, from Simāk bin Harb, from Humaid the son of Ṣafwān's sister, that Ṣafwān bin Umayyah said: "I was sleeping in the Masjid on a Khamīṣah[1] of mine whose value was thirty Dirhams, when a man came and snatched it from me. The man was caught, and brought to the Prophet ﷺ, and instructions were issued that his hand be cut off. I came to him and said: 'Will you cut off his hand for the sake of thirty Dirhams? I will sell it to him, and make its price a loan.' He said: 'Why didn't you do this before you brought him to me?'" (Ḥasan) Abū Dāwūd said: It was narrated from Zā'idah from Simāk from Ju'aid bin Ḥujair who said: "Šafwān fell asleep..." Ṭawūs and Muḵāhid narrated that he was sleeping and a thief came and stole a Khamīṣah from beneath his head. It was also narrated from Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān who said: "He snatched it away from beneath his head, and he woke up and shouted, and he was caught." Az-Zuhri narrated that Šafwān bin 'Abdullāh said: "He fell asleep in the Masjid, using his Ridā as a pillow, and a thief came and took his Ridā." He caught the thief and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ."