The Quraysh were troubled by the case of the Makhzumi woman who had stolen something. They said, "Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about her?"Others replied, "Who would dare approach him on this matter except Usama bin Zayd, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?"So Usama spoke to him about her.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Are you interceding regarding one of the prescribed punishments of Allah?"Then he stood up and delivered a sermon, saying, "What destroyed those before you was that whenever a noble person among them stole, they let him go, but when a weak person among them stole, they carried out the punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, I would cut off her hand."
حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد حدثنا ليث عن ابن شهاب عن عروة
أن قريشا أهمهم شأن المرأة المخزومية التي سرقت فقالوا ومن يكلم فيها رسول الله ﷺ فقالوا ومن يجترئ عليه إلا أسامة بن زيد حب رسول الله ﷺ فكلمه أسامة فقال رسول الله ﷺ أتشفع في حد من حدود الله ثم قام فاختطب ثم قال إنما أهلك الذين قبلكم أنهم كانوا إذا سرق فيهم الشريف تركوه وإذا سرق فيهم الضعيف أقاموا عليه الحد وايم الله لو أن فاطمة بنت محمد سرقت لقطعت يدها