Sahih al-Bukhari 3329 (Book 60, Hadith 142)
asked, “Who will intercede for her with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” Some said, “No one dare to do so except
Usama bin Zaid the beloved one to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) .” When Usama spoke about that to Allah’s
Apostle Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, (to him), “Do you try to intercede for somebody in a case connected
with Allah’s Prescribed Punishments?” Then he got up and delivered a sermon saying, “What
destroyed the nations preceding you, was that if a noble amongst them stole, they would forgive him,
and if a poor person amongst them stole, they would inflict Allah’s Legal punishment on him. By
Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad stole, I would cut off her hand.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 3329 (Book 60, Hadith 142)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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For more Hadith in Book 60: Prophets