A thief was brought to the Prophet ﷺ who had openly confessed, though no stolen goods were found in his possession.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "I do not think you stole."The man replied, "Yes, I did."The Prophet ﷺ repeated this to him two or three times, then ordered that his hand be cut off, and it was done.The man was then brought back, and the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Seek the forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance."The man said, "I seek the forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance."The Prophet ﷺ then said, "O Allah, accept his repentance," three times.
حدثنا موسى بن إسمعيل حدثنا حماد عن إسحق بن عبد الله بن أبي طلحة عن أبي المنذر مولى أبي ذر
أن النبي ﷺ أتي بلص قد اعترف اعترافا ولم يوجد معه متاع فقال رسول الله ﷺ ما إخالك سرقت قال بلى فأعاد عليه مرتين أو ثلاثا فأمر به فقطع وجيء به فقال استغفر الله وتب إليه فقال أستغفر الله وأتوب إليه فقال اللهم تب عليه ثلاثا