[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  

[Machine] I do not remember the first man whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered to be punished by cutting off his hand. He was brought a thief and he commanded his hand to be cut off. It seemed as if the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was saddened. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, it seems as if you disliked cutting off his hand." He said, "And what prevents me from being reluctant? You should not become assistants to Satan against your brother. It is not appropriate for the Imam, when a limit is reached to him, not to uphold it. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and he loves forgiveness. They should pardon and forgive. Do you not love for Allah to forgive you? And Allah is forgiving and merciful."  

إِنِّي لَا أَذْكُرُ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ قَطَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِسَارِقٍ فَأَمَرَ بِقَطْعِهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَسِفَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّكَ كَرِهْتَ قَطْعَهُ قَالَ «وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي لَا تَكُونُوا أَعْوَانًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى أَخِيكُمْ إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ حَدٌّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقِيمَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ»  

"وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي، لا تكُونُوا أَعْوَانًا للشَّيطَانِ عَلَى أَخِيكُم، إِنَّهُ لا يَنْبَغِي للإمَامِ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَيه حَدٌّ إِلا أَنْ يُقيمَهُ، إِنَّ اللهَ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ العَفْوَ، وَلْيَعْفُوا ولْيَصْفَحُوا، أَلا تُحِبُّوُّنَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لكُمَ، واللهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ".