"Kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, he only stole (something)." He said: "Kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, he only stole (something)." He said: "Cut off his hand." Then he stole again, and his foot was cut off. Then he stole at the time of Abu Bakr, untilo all his extremities had been cut off. Then he stole a fifth time, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah knew better about him when he said: 'Kill him."' Then he handed him over to some young men of Quraish to kill him, among whom was 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair who liked to be in a position of leadership. He said: "Put me in charge of them," so they put him in charge of them and when he struck him, they would strike him, until they killed him.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ فَقَالَ اقْتُلُوهُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ فَقَالَ اقْتُلُوهُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ قَالَ اقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ فَقُطِعَتْ رِجْلُهُ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ حَتَّى قُطِعَتْ قَوَائِمُهُ كُلُّهَا ثُمَّ سَرَقَ أَيْضًا الْخَامِسَةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهُ ﷺ أَعْلَمَ بِهَذَا حِينَ قَالَ اقْتُلُوهُ ثُمَّ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى فِتْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ مِنْهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ الإِمَارَةَ فَقَالَ أَمِّرُونِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَمَّرُوهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَكَانَ إِذَا ضَرَبَ ضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ  

"Kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, he only stole (something)." He said: "Kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, he only stole (something)." He said: "Cut off his hand." Then he stole again, and his foot was cut off. Then he stole at the time of Abu Bakr, untilo all his extremities had been cut off. Then he stole a fifth time, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah knew better about him when he said: 'Kill him."' Then he handed him over to some young men of Quraish to kill him, among whom was 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair who liked to be in a position of leadership. He said: "Put me in charge of them," so they put him in charge of them and when he struck him, they would strike him, until they killed him. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4977)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ فَقَالَ «اقْتُلُوهُ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اقْتُلُوهُ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ قَالَ «اقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ» قَالَ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ فَقُطِعَتْ رِجْلُهُ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَتَّى قُطِعَتْ قَوَائِمُهُ كُلُّهَا ثُمَّ سَرَقَ أَيْضًا الْخَامِسَةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْلَمَ بِهَذَا حِينَ قَالَ «اقْتُلُوهُ» ثُمَّ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى فَتْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ فِيهِمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ الْإِمْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَمِّرُونِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَمَّرُوهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَكَانَ إِذَا ضَرَبَ ضَرَبُوا حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ  

[Machine] Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed me of a license in what has not been completed from the book Al-Mustadrak. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Balawiyyah narrated to me, who narrated from Ishaq ibn Al-Hassan Al-Harbi, who narrated from Affan ibn Muslim, who narrated from Hammad ibn Salamah, who narrated from Yahya ibn Saad, who narrated from Al-Harith ibn Hattab, that a man stole during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He was brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Kill him." The people said, "He only stole once." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Cut his hand." The man stole again, so his hand was cut off. He stole again during the time of Abu Bakr, so his hand was cut off again. He continued stealing and his hands were cut off until both of his hands were amputated. Then, he stole for the fifth time, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ knew about this when he commanded for him to be killed. Take him, and kill him." He was then handed over to the youth of Quraysh, and among them was Abdullah ibn Zubayr. Abdullah ibn Zubayr said, "Order me to kill him." So they gave him the order, and whenever he struck him, they followed suit until they killed him. Is'haq Al-Hanzali narrated it from Nadr ibn Shumail, who narrated from Hammad ibn Salamah, who narrated from Yahya ibn Saad.  

أَنْبَأَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ إِجَازَةً فِيمَا لَمْ يُمْلِ مِنْ كِتَابِ الْمُسْتَدْرَكِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بَالَوَيْهِ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْحَرْبِيُّ ثنا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَرَقَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ اقْتُلُوهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ قَالَ فَاقْطَعُوهُ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ أَيْضًا فَقُطِعَ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقُطِعَ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ فَقُطِعَ حَتَّى قُطِعَتْ قَوَائِمُهُ ثُمَّ سَرَقَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْلَمَ بِهَذَا حِينَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَاقْتُلُوهُ فَدُفِعَ إِلَى فِتْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فِيهِمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَمِّرُونِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَمَّرُوهُ فَكَانَ إِذَا ضَرَبَهُ ضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ تَابَعَهُ إِسْحَاقُ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ شُمَيْلٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ  

" عَنِ الْحارِثِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ قَالَ: سَرَقَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَأُتِىَ بِهِ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: اقْتُلُوهُ، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنَّمَا سَرَقَ، فَقَالَ: اقْطَعُوهُ، ثُمَّ سَرَقَ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ فَقَطَعَهُ، ثُمَّ سَرَقَ فَقطَعَهُ، ثُمَّ سَرَقَ أَيْضًا فَقُطِعَ أرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ حَتَّى قُطِعَ قَوَائِمُهُ كُلُّهَا، ثُمَ سَرَقَ الْخَامِسَةَ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: كَأَنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ أُعْلِمَ بِهَذَا حِينَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِ، اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَاقْتُلُوهُ، فَقَتَلْنَاهُ".