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Sunan an-Nasai 4894 (Book 46, Hadith 25) #19427
Stealing and Punishment

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a woman who was caught stealing and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that if it were his daughter, Fatimah, he would have cut off her hand.

Sufyan said: "There was a Makhzumi woman who used to borrow things then deny that. She was brought to the Messenger of Allah and he was told about her. He said: 'If it were Fatimah (who stole), I would cut off her hand"'. It was said to Sufyan: "Who told you that?" He said: "Ayyub bin Musa, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Urwah, from 'Aishah, if Allah the mighty and Sublime, wills".
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ كَانَتْ مَخْزُومِيَّةٌ تَسْتَعِيرُ مَتَاعًا وَتَجْحَدُهُ فَرُفِعَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَكُلِّمَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْ كَانَتْ فَاطِمَةَ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ لِسُفْيَانَ مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

TOPICS
theft  *  punishment  *  justice  *  mercy

QUICK LESSONS:
Be just and merciful when dealing with others no matter what their situation may be.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman who was caught stealing and the Prophet Muhammad said that if it were his daughter Fatimah he would have cut off her hand. This shows us how important justice is in Islam as well as mercy. Even though the punishment for theft in Islam is cutting off of hands, the Prophet showed mercy by not punishing his own daughter even though she committed a crime. He also showed us that justice should be applied to everyone equally regardless of their status or relationship with you. This hadith teaches us to be just and merciful when dealing with others no matter what their situation may be.

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