The Quraysh were greatly troubled by the case of the Makhzumi woman who had stolen. 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, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?"So Usama spoke to him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Are you interceding concerning one of the prescribed punishments of Allah?"Then he stood and delivered a sermon, saying, "People, those who came before you were destroyed because when a noble person among them stole, they would let him go, but when a weak person among them stole, they would carry out the punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand."In the narration of Ibn Rumh, the wording is, "Those who came before you were destroyed."
حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد حدثنا ليث ح و حدثنا محمد بن رمح أخبرنا الليث عن ابن شهاب عن عروة
أن قريشا أهمهم شأن المرأة المخزومية التي سرقت فقالوا من يكلم فيها رسول الله ﷺ فقالوا ومن يجترئ عليه إلا أسامة حب رسول الله ﷺ فكلمه أسامة فقال رسول الله ﷺ أتشفع في حد من حدود الله ثم قام فاختطب فقال أيها الناس 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 وفي حديث ابن رمح إنما هلك الذين من قبلكم