أَخْبَرَنِي هِلَالُ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِکِ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِکْرِمَةُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ أَنَّهُ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَصَلَّی ثُمَّ لَفَّ رِدَائً لَهُ مِنْ بُرْدٍ فَوَضَعَهُ تَحْتَ رَأْسِهِ فَنَامَ فَأَتَاهُ لِصٌّ فَاسْتَلَّهُ مِنْ تَحْتِ رَأْسِهِ فَأَخَذَهُ فَأَتَی بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا سَرَقَ رِدَائِي فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسَرَقْتَ رِدَائَ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبَا بِهِ فَاقْطَعَا يَدَهُ قَالَ صَفْوَانُ مَا کُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ فِي رِدَائِي فَقَالَ لَهُ فَلَوْ مَا قَبْلَ هَذَا خَالَفَهُ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4896
It was narrated from Safwan bin Umayyah that he circumambulated the Ka’bah and prayed, then he rolled up a Rida’ of his and placed it beneath his head, and slept. A thief came and slid it out from beneath his head and took it. He brought him to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: “This man stole my Rida‘.“ The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to him: “Did you steal this man’s Rida’?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Take him away and cut his hand off.” Safwan said: “I did not want to have his hand cut off for my Rida’.” He said: “Why (did you not say that) before now?” (Hasan) Ash’ath bin Sawwar differed with him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020