[Machine] A man came to Abdullah and narrated a story and began to speak about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "Indeed, the first person to be punished in Islam or among the Muslims was a man who was brought to the Prophet ﷺ . It was said, 'O Messenger of Allah, this man has committed theft.' It seemed as if the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became red, and some of them said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is wrong with you?' He said, 'What prevents me from doing so? By Allah, you people are helping Satan against your companion, while Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has forgiven him. Allah loves forgiveness, and it is not appropriate for anyone to impose a punishment that Allah has not imposed upon him.' Then he recited, 'And let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful' (Quran 24:22). Yahya said, Sufyan has filled us with his explanation."
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ فَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ وَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ قُطِعَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَوْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَجُلٌ أُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا سَرَقَ فَكَأَنَّمَا أُسِفَّ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَمَادًا فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيْ يَقُولُ مَا لَكَ؟ فَقَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي؟ وَأَنْتُمْ أَعْوَانُ الشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ وَاللهُ ﷻ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ وَلَا يَنْبَغِيلِوَالِي أَمْرٍ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِحَدٍّ إِلَّا أَقَامَهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لَكُمْ وَاللهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} [النور 22] قَالَ يَحْيَى أَمْلَاهُ عَلَيْنَا سُفْيَانُ إِمْلَاءً