[Machine] He is called a thief, so I asked him, "What is this name?" He said, "It is a name given to me by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I will not abandon it." I asked him, "Why did he name you like that?" He said, "I came to the city and informed them that the slaves had sold me and consumed their wealth. So they brought me to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, 'You are a thief.' He sold me for four female camels and asked the wealthy people who bought me, 'What will you do with him?' They said, 'We will set him free.' He said, 'Then we are not more righteous than you in the Hereafter.' So they set me free among them, and my name remained."  

يُقَالُ لَهُ سَرَّقٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا هَذَا الِاسْمُ؟ قَالَ اسْمٌ سَمَّانِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَنْ أَدَعَهُ قُلْتُ وَلِمَ سَمَّاكَ؟ قَالَ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ أَنَّ مَوَالِيَّ بَاعُونِي وَاسْتَهْلَكْتُ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فَأَتَوْا بِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَنْتَ سَرَّقٌ» وَبَاعَنِي بِأَرْبَعِ أَبْعِرَةٍ فَقَالَ لِلْغُرَمَاءِ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرُونِي «مَا تَصْنَعُونَ بِهِ؟» قَالُوا نُعْتِقُهُ قَالُوا فَلَسْنَا بِأَزْهَدَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْكُمْ فَأَعْتَقُونِي بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَقِيَ اسْمِي