[Machine] A man from the Muslims came to Abdullah bin Mas'ud with his drunk nephew. He mentioned the hadith about how to punish him, then said to his uncle, "By Allah, he is indeed my nephew, and I have no children of my own. I feel for him the same way I feel for my own child. But I did not neglect goodness." Abdullah said, "Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and He loves forgiveness. However, it is not appropriate for a leader to implement a punishment without establishing it first." Then he began to narrate to us from the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "The first person to have his hand cut off among the Muslims was a man from the Ansar. The Prophet ﷺ was brought to him and he had committed theft. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Go with your companion and cut off his hand.' It was as if the face of the Prophet ﷺ became visibly upset. Then he signaled with his hand to hide it and said, 'Some of the people seem to think that this is difficult for you.' He said, 'You should not be helpers of Satan or Iblis. It is not appropriate for a leader to implement a punishment without establishing it. Allah is Forgiving and He loves forgiveness.' Then he recited the verse: 'And let them pardon and overlook.' (Quran 24:22) This narration was mentioned to us by Aḥmad, through Abū Nuʿaym, through Sufyān, through Yahyá al-Jābir, through Abū Mājid, through Abdullah, from the Prophet ﷺ, with a similar wording."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِابْنِ أَخٍ لَهُ وَهُوَ سَكْرَانُ يَعْنِي إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي كَيْفِيَّةِ جَلْدِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِعَمِّهِ بِئْسَ لَعَمْرُ اللهِ وَالِي الْيَتِيمِ أَنْتَ مَا أَدَّبْتَ فَأَحْسَنْتَ الْأَدَبَ وَلَا سَتَرْتَ الْخِزْيَةَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَا وَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَابْنُ أَخِي وَمَا لِي وَلَدٌ وَإِنِّي لَأَجِدُ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّوْعَةِ مَا أَجِدُ لِوَلَدِي وَلَكِنْ لَمْ آلُ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ إِنَّ اللهَ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ وَلَكِنْ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِوَالِي أَمْرٍ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِحَدٍّ إِلَّا أَقَامَهُ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ قُطِعَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أُتِيَ بِهِ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ سَرَقَ فَقَالَ اذْهَبُوا بِصَاحِبِكُمْ فَاقْطَعُوهُ وَكَأَنَّمَا أُسِفَّ وَجْهُ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ رَمَادًا ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ يُخْفِيهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ كَأَنَّ هَذَا شَقَّ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَكُونُوا أَعْوَانَ الشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ إِبْلِيسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِوَالِي أَمْرٍ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِحَدٍّ إِلَّا أَقَامَهُ وَاللهُ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا} [النور 22] الْآيَةَ قَالَ 17613 وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ أنبأ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْجَابِرِ عَنْ أَبِي مَاجِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ