[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 remember a man who was caught stealing, so he ordered for his hand to be cut off. It was as if the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was saddened. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you dislike the cutting off of his hand?" He replied, "What prevented me from doing so? Do not be a support for Satan against your brother. It is incumbent upon the Imam, when a prescribed punishment is brought to him, to carry it out. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful, and He loves forgiveness. {And let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.}" [Surah An-Nur 22]  

إِنِّي لَأَذْكُرُ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ قَطَعَهُ أُتِيَ بِسَارِقٍ فَأَمَرَ بِقَطْعِهِ وَكَأَنَّمَا أُسِفَّ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَأَنَّكَ كَرِهْتَ قَطْعَهُ؟ قَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي لَا تَكُونُوا عَوْنًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى أَخِيكُمْ إِنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ حَدٌّ أَنْ يُقِيمَهُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ {وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لَكُمْ وَاللهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} [النور 22]  

"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".