Hadith #289
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْجَابِرِ عَنْ أَبِي مَاجِدٍ قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ بِابْنِ أَخٍ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا ابْنُ أَخِي وَقَدْ شَرِبَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَوَّلَ
حَدٍّ كَانَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ امْرَأَةٌ سَرَقَتْ فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهَا فَتَغَيَّرَ لِذَلِكَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَغَيُّرًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ { وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ }
Isnad Chain
يزيد
المسعودي
يحيى بن الحارث الجابر
أبي ماجد
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Yazid, from al-Mas'udi, from Yahya ibn al-Harith al-Jabir, from Abi Majid — that he said: 'A man came to Ibn Mas'ud with his nephew and said: This is my nephew — he has been drinking. 'Abdullah said: I know the first hadd [prescribed punishment] that was [carried out] in Islam — a woman who stole and her hand was cut off. The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed greatly at that. Then he recited: "And let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love for Allah to forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful" [24:22].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 289
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3527
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39917