#4897

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:a woman stole at the time of Messenger of Allah and they said: "We cannot speak to him concerning her; there is no one who can speak to him except his beloved, Usamah." So he spoke to him, and he said"O Usamah, the Children of Israel were destroyed for such a thing. Whenever a noble person among them stole, they would let him go, but if a low-class person among them stole, they would cut off his hand. If it were Fatimah bint Muhammad (who stole), I would cut off her hand

اخبرنا علي بن سعيد بن مسروق، قال حدثنا يحيى بن زكريا بن ابي زايدة، عن سفيان بن عيينة، عن الزهري، عن عروة، عن عايشة، ان امراة، سرقت على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا ما نكلمه فيها ما من احد يكلمه الا حبه اسامة . فكلمه فقال " يا اسامة ان بني اسراييل هلكوا بمثل هذا كان اذا سرق فيهم الشريف تركوه وان سرق فيهم الدون قطعوه وانها لو كانت فاطمة بنت محمد لقطعتها