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Mentioning The Different Wordings Reported By Az-Zuhri About The Makhzūmī Woman Who Stole

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Darussalam · Volume 5

46. The Book Of Cutting Off The Hand Of The Thief

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الحديث: 4903 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 75

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4907. It was narrated that Az-Zuhrî said: “Urwah bin Az-Zubair told me that a woman stole at the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, during the Conquest. Her people went to Usāmah bin Zaid, to ask him to intercede.” Urwah said: “When Usāmah spoke to him concerning her, the face of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ changed color and he said: ‘Are you speaking to me concerning one of the Hadd punishments of Allāh?’ Usāmah said: ‘Pray to Allāh for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allāh.’ When evening came, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up to deliver a speech. He praised Allāh as He deserves, then he said: “The people who came before you were destroyed because, whenever a noble person among them stole, they would let him go. But if one who was weak stole, they would carry out the Hadd punishment on him. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if Fātimah bint Muḥammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand.’ Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ordered that the hand of that woman be cut off. After that she repented sincerely, and ‘Aishah said: ‘She used to come to me after that, and I would convey her needs to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.’” (Ṣaḥīh)

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4903 - أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ: أَنَّ امْرَأَةً سَرَقَتْ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ الْفَتْحِ - مُرْسَلٌ - فَفَزِعَ قَوْمُهَا إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ يَسْتَشْفِعُونَهُ، قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ فِيهَا تَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «أَتُكَلِّمُنِي فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ أُسَامَةُ: اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَشِيُّ، قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطِيبًا، فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ. ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ النَّاسُ قَبْلَكُمْ، أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ، وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ، لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا» ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِ تِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقُطِعَتْ، فَحَسُنَتْ تَوْبَتُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: «وَكَانَتْ تَأْتِينِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأَرْفَعُ حَاجَتَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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