"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".
[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]
[Machine] I do not remember the first man whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered to be punished by cutting off his hand. He was brought a thief and he commanded his hand to be cut off. It seemed as if the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was saddened. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, it seems as if you disliked cutting off his hand." He said, "And what prevents me from being reluctant? You should not become assistants to Satan against your brother. It is not appropriate for the Imam, when a limit is reached to him, not to uphold it. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and he loves forgiveness. They should pardon and forgive. Do you not love for Allah to forgive you? And Allah is forgiving and merciful."
إِنِّي لَا أَذْكُرُ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ قَطَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِسَارِقٍ فَأَمَرَ بِقَطْعِهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَسِفَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّكَ كَرِهْتَ قَطْعَهُ قَالَ «وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي لَا تَكُونُوا أَعْوَانًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى أَخِيكُمْ إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ حَدٌّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقِيمَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ»