The Quraysh became deeply concerned about the case of the woman who had stolen during the time of the Prophet ﷺ in the campaign of the Conquest. They said, "Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on her behalf?"Usama bin Zayd spoke to him about her. The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed color, and he said, "Are you interceding regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah?"Usama said to him, "Ask forgiveness for me, Messenger of Allah."When evening came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and delivered a sermon. He praised Allah as He deserves to be praised, then said, "To proceed. What destroyed those who came before you was that when a noble person among them stole, they let him go, and when a weak person among them stole, they carried out the punishment on him. By the One in whose hand is my soul, if Fatimah daughter of Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand."Then he ordered that the woman who had stolen have her hand cut off, and it was done.Yunus said, Ibn Shihab said, Urwa said, Ayesha said, "Her repentance afterward was excellent, and she married. She used to come to me after that, and I would convey her needs to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
أن قريشا أهمهم شأن المرأة التي سرقت في عهد النبي ﷺ في غزوة الفتح. فقالوا: من يكلم فيها رسول الله ﷺ فكلمه فيها أسامة بن زيد. فتلون وجه رسول الله ﷺ فقال: أتشفع في حد من حدود الله؟ فقال له أسامة: استغفر لي. يا رسول الله! فلما كان العشي قام رسول الله ﷺ فاختطب. فأثنى على الله بما هو أهله. ثم قال: أما بعد، فإنما أهلك من كان قبلكم، أنهم كانوا إذا سرق فيهم الشريف، تركوه، وإذا سرق فيهم الضعيف، أقاموا عليه الحد. وإني، والذي نفسي بيده! لو أن فاطمة بنت محمد سرقت لقطعت يدهاثم أمر بتلك المرأة التي سرقت فقطعت يدها. قال يونس: قال ابن شهاب: قال عروة: قالت عائشة: فحسنت توبتها بعد. وتزوجت وكانت تأتيني بعد ذلك فأرفع حاجتها إلى رسول الله ﷺ.
Bukhari narrated it in the Hudud (6788), and Muslim in the Hudud (1688), both through Layth, from Ibn Shihab, from Urwa, from Ayesha. Muslim also narrated it through Yunus bin Yazid, from Ibn Shihab, with his chain, from Ayesha, and I have cited it with his wording.