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Sahih Muslim 1688b (Book 29, Hadith 14) #11522
Prescribed Punishments Should Be Applied to All

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a woman who committed theft and was punished for it, even though she was of high rank. It teaches us that no one should be exempt from the prescribed punishments of Allah, regardless of their status or position.

'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle ﷺ, reported that the Quraish were concerned about the woman who had committed theft during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle ﷺ, in the expedition of Victory (of Mecca). They said: Who would speak to Allah's Messenger ﷺ about her? They (again) said: Who can dare do this but Usama b. Zaid, the loved one of Allah's Messenger ﷺ? She was brought to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and Usama b. Zaid spoke about her to him (interceded on her behalf). The color of the face of Allah's Messenger ﷺ changed, and he said: Do you intercede in one of the prescribed punishments of Allah? He (Usama) said: 'Messenger of Allah, seek forgiveness for me'. When it was dusk. Allah's Messenger ﷺ stood up and gave an address. He (first) glorified Allah as He deserves, and then said: Now to our topic. This (injustice) destroyed those before you that when any one of (high) rank committed theft among them, they spared him, and when any weak one among them committed theft, they inflicted the prescribed punishment upon him. By Him in Whose Hand is my life, even if Fatima daughter of Muhammad were to commit theft, I would have cut off her hand. He (the Holy Prophet) then commanded about that woman who had committed theft, and her hand was cut off'.A'isha (further) said: Hers was a good repentance, and she later on married and used to come to me after that, and I conveyed her needs (and problems) to Allah's Messenger ﷺ.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَرْمَلَةَ - قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ، وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ الْفَتْحِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَلَّمَهُ فِيهَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ أُسَامَةُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَشِيُّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاخْتَطَبَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَإِنِّي وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِتِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ يُونُسُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَحَسُنَتْ تَوْبَتُهَا بَعْدُ وَتَزَوَّجَتْ وَكَانَتْ تَأْتِينِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأَرْفَعُ حَاجَتَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
TOPICS
theft  *  punishment  *  repentance  *  intercession  *  sariqa  *  uqubat  *  tawbah  *  shafaa

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow justice without discrimination based on social class or rank in society . Accept repentance by Allah if sincere .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that no one should be exempt from the prescribed punishments of Allah, regardless of their status or position. The Quraish were concerned about a woman who had committed theft during an expedition and asked Usama b. Zaid to intercede on her behalf. However, when Usama spoke to the Prophet Muhammad about her case, he said that even if his daughter Fatima were to commit theft he would have cut off her hand as well. In the end, this woman was given punishment for her crime and she repented afterwards. This hadith teaches us that justice must be applied equally and fairly without any discrimination based on social class or rank in society. We must also remember that repentance is always accepted by Allah if we are truly sincere in our hearts and minds when we ask for forgiveness.

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