بُلُوغُ الْمَرَامِ
Bulugh al-Maram 1238
Hudud
وَعَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أُمِّيَّةٍ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ لَهُ لَمَّا أَمَرَ بِقَطْعِ اَلَّذِي سَرَقَ رِدَاءَهُ, فَشَفَعَ فِيهِ: { هَلَّا كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي بِهِ? } أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَالْأَرْبَعَةَ [1] . وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ اَلْجَارُودِ, وَالْحَاكِم ُ [2] .
Safwan bin Umaiyah (RAA) narrated, 'When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the thief who had stolen his cloak (i.e. Safwan's) should have his hand cut off. Safwan wanted to intercede, for the thief's hand not to be removed. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him, "Why didn't you do so before bringing him to me?" Related by Ahmad, the four Imams, and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.
Arabic/English book reference: Book 10, Hadith 1277