[Machine] Al-Zubair passed by us, and we had arrested a thief, so he started interceding for him. He said, "Send him away." We said, "O Abu Abdullah, are you commanding us to send him away?" He said, "Indeed, that is done without the authority. But once it reaches the authority, may Allah not forgive him if he forgives him."
مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا الزُّبَيْرُ ؓ وَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا سَارِقًا فَجَعَلَ يَشْفَعُ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَرْسِلُوهُ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُرْسِلَهُ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُفْعَلُ دُونَ السُّلْطَانِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ السُّلْطَانَ فَلَا أَعْفَاهُ اللهُ إِنْ أَعْفَاهُ