حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَی حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَقَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ مَوْلَی أَبِي ذَرٍّ يَذْکُرُ أَنَّ أَبَا أُمَيَّةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ فَاعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ الْمَتَاعُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا إِخَالُکَ سَرَقْتَ قَالَ بَلَی ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا إِخَالُکَ سَرَقْتَ قَالَ بَلَی فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُطِعَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُلْ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2597
It was narrated from Ishaq bin Abu Talhah: "I heard Abu Mundhir, the freed slave of Abu Dharr, say that Abu Umayyah narrated to him, that a thief was brought to the Messenger of Allah, and he admitted his crime, although the stolen goods were not found with him. The Messenger of Allah said: “I do not think that you stole them.” He said: “Yes I did: Then he said (again): “I do not think that you stole them: and he said: “Yes I did: Then he ordered that his hand be cut off. The Prophet said: “Say: I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him: So he (the thief) said: “I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him.” He (the Prophet said twice: “0 Allah! Accept his repentance:"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020