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Cutting off the hand of a thief from the nobility and others; the prohibition Of interceding with regard to Hudûd punishments

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Darussalam · Volume 4

29. The Book Of Hudûd (Legal Punishments)

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1315

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[4410] 8 - (1688) It was narrated from 'Aishah that Quraish were concerned about the case of the Makhzûmî woman who had stolen. They said: "Who will speak to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ concerning her?" Then they said: "Who would dare to do that but Usâmah, the beloved of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?" So Usâmah spoke to him, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Are you interceding about one of the Hadd punishments of Allâh?" Then he stood up and delivered a speech in which he said: "O people, those who came before you were doomed because if a nobleman among them stole, they let him off, but if a lowly person stole, they carried out the punishment on him. By Allāh, if Fāṭimah the daughter of Muḥammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand."

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8 - (1688) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّةِ الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ، فَقَالُوا: مَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَقَالُوا: وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُسَامَةُ، حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَكَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللهِ؟» ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ، فَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمِ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ، وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمِ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ، وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا»، وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ رُمْحٍ: إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ

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