وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها
أن قريشًا أهمهم شأن المرأة المخزومية التي سرقت فقالوا: من يكلم فيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ فقالوا: ومن يجترئ عليه إلا أسامة بن زيد، حب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:، فكلمه أسامة فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أتشفع في حد من حدود الله تعالى؟
«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» وفي رواية فتلون وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «فقال: «أتشفع في حد من حدود الله؟ «قال أسامة: استغفر لي يا رسول الله قال: ثم أمر بتلك المرأة فقطعت يدها»
The Quraish were anxious about a woman from Banu Makhzum who had committed theft and asked: “Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) about her?”
Then they said: “No one will be bold enough to do so except Usamah ibn Zayd, the (Companion who was) dearly loved by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).” So Usamah (radiyallahu anhu) spoke to him and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) (angrily) said, “Are you interceding regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah?”
He then got up and delivered an address in which he said, “Indeed what destroyed the people before you was just that when a person of high rank among them committed a theft, they spared him; but if the same crime was done by a poor person they inflicted the prescribed punishment on him. I swear by Allah that if Fatimah daughter of Muhammad should steal, I would have her hand cut off.”.
In another narration Aishah (radiyallahu anha) said: (Upon hearing the intercession of Usamah), the face of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed color (because of anger) and he said, “Do you dare to intercede in matters prescribed by Allah?” Usamah pleaded: “O Messenger of Allah! Pray for my forgiveness.”
Aishah (radiyallahu anha) added: Thereafter the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave orders to have that woman’s hand cut off.