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Sunan Abi Dawud 4394 (Book 40, Hadith 44) #24685
Theft and Punishment

SUMMARY: A thief was caught and brought to the Prophet ﷺ for stealing a cloak from Safwan bin Umayyah. The Prophet ﷺ ordered that his hand should be cut off, but Safwan offered to pay the price of the cloak instead.

Narrated Safwan bin Umayyah: I was sleeping in the mosque on a cloak mine whose price was thirty Dirhams. A man came and pinched it away from me. The man was seized and brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ordered that his hand should be cut off. I came to him and said: Do you cut off only for thirty Dirhams ? I sell it to him and make the payment of its price a loan ? He said: Why did you not do so before bringing him to me ? Abu Dawud said: Za'idah has also transmitted it from Simak from Ju'ayd ibn Hujayr. He said: Safwan slept. Mujahid and Tawus said: While he was sleeping a thief came and stole the cloak from beneath his head. The version of AbuSalamah ibn AbdurRahman has: He snatched it away from beneath his head and he awoke. He cried and he (the thief) was seized. Az-Zuhri narrated from Safwan ibn Abdullah. His version has: He slept in the mosque and used his cloak as pillow. A thief came and took his cloak. The thief was seized and brought to the Prophet ﷺ.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ ابْنِ أُخْتِ، صَفْوَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ نَائِمًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى خَمِيصَةٍ لِي ثَمَنُ ثَلاَثِينَ دِرْهَمًا فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاخْتَلَسَهَا مِنِّي فَأُخِذَ الرَّجُلُ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ لِيُقْطَعَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ أَنَقْطَعُهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ثَلاَثِينَ دِرْهَمًا أَنَا أَبِيعُهُ وَأُنْسِئُهُ ثَمَنَهَا قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَهَلاَّ كَانَ هَذَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ زَائِدَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جُعَيْدِ بْنِ جُحَيْرٍ قَالَ نَامَ صَفْوَانُ ‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ مُجَاهِدٌ وَطَاوُسٌ أَنَّهُ كَانَ نَائِمًا فَجَاءَ سَارِقٌ فَسَرَقَ خَمِيصَةً مِنْ تَحْتِ رَأْسِهِ ‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ فَاسْتَلَّهُ مِنْ تَحْتِ رَأْسِهِ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فَصَاحَ بِهِ فَأُخِذَ ‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَنَامَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَتَوَسَّدَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَاءَهُ سَارِقٌ فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأُخِذَ السَّارِقُ فَجِيءَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
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theft  *  punishment  *  mosque  *  cloak  *  a

QUICK LESSONS:
Offer forgiveness even if you are wronged or hurt by someone else’s actions; Balance justice with mercy; Be generous towards those who have committed crimes against you or others around you; Consider alternatives before punishing someone harshly for their crime/wrongdoing .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Safwan bin Umayyah who was sleeping in a mosque with his cloak as a pillow. A thief came and stole his cloak while he was asleep. The thief was caught and brought to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who then ordered that his hand should be cut off as punishment for theft. However, when Safwan heard this he offered to pay the price of the cloak instead so that the thief would not have to suffer such an extreme punishment. In response, The Prophet ﷺ asked why he did not offer this before bringing him in front of him which implies that it is better to forgive than punish someone if possible. This hadith teaches us about justice but also mercy; it shows us how we can balance both values when dealing with wrongdoers or those who have committed crimes against us or others around us. It also teaches us about being generous by offering forgiveness even if we are wronged or hurt by someone else’s actions because ultimately it will benefit everyone involved more than punishing them harshly would do so.

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