أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَخْزُومِيَّةِ الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُکَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالُوا وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَکَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَخَطَبَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هَلَکَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَکُمْ أَنَّهُمْ کَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمْ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَکُوهُ وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمْ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4914
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that Quraish were worried about the MakhzamI woman who had stolen. They said: “Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم concerning her?” They said: “Who would dare to do that except Usamah bin Zaid, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم ?“ So Usamah spoke to him, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Are you interceding concerning one of the -Iadd punishments decreed by Allah?” Then he stood up and addressed (the people) and said: “Those who came before you were destroyed because, whenever a noble person among them stole, they would let him go. But if a person who was weak stole, they would carry out the punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020