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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The story of the woman from Banu Makhzum who committed theft during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

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The Shaykh : He does not care whether the person is a close relative or a distant one, noble or lowly. Perhaps some of you have heard the story I will now recite for you.
a woman from Banu Makhzum كانت امرأة من بني مخزوم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4892Sahih (Darussalam)
Banu Makhzum are among the most noble of the Arab tribes.
She used to borrow items and deny them كانت تستعير المتاع وتجحده
To illustrate the nature of the issue, she would come to a household and say, "Give me the pot so I can cook on it." They would give her the pot. When they came to ask for their pot back, she would say, "I have nothing for you," and deny it.
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that her hand be cut off. He ordered that her hand be cut off. فأمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن تقطع يدها أمر أن تقطع يدها
She was a woman from Banu Makhzum, from the nobles of Quraysh.
Quraysh understood this and said, "How can you cut off the hand of a woman from Quraysh? This is difficult." They said, "Who will intercede with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" They chose Usamah ibn Zayd ibn Harithah. فاهم قريشا هذا وقالوا كيف تقطع يد امرأة من قريش هذا صعب فقالوا من يشفع إلى الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام فاختاروا أسامة بن زيد بن حارثة
What is the relationship of Usamah ibn Zayd ibn Harithah to the Messenger of Allah? Who knows? Please share.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : That is not enough; his love and the love of his son are not enough. But what is his relationship? Zayd ibn Harithah was a freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) freed him. His son, Usamah, was also a freed slave of the Messenger of Allah, because the freed slave of the father is the freed slave of the son. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) loved him and loved his father, Zayd.
They said, "O Usamah, intercede for us. Intercede with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that this woman's hand is not cut off." The man went and interceded with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying that this woman's hand should not be cut off. فقالوا يا أسامة اشفع لنا اشفع عند الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام لا تقطع يد هذه المرأة ذهب الرجل وشفع إلى النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام أن هذه المرأة لا تقطع يدها
Do you know what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said? I sacrifice my father and mother for him. What did he say? He said:
Are you interceding regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah ? أتشفع في حد من حدود الله ؟
Sunan Abi Dawud 4373Sahih (Al-Albani)
Are you interceding regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah ? أتشفع في حد من حدود الله ؟
Sunan Abi Dawud 4373Sahih (Al-Albani)
The question here is one of denial, not affirmation? It is denial. "Do you intercede in a limit of the limits of Allah?" meaning it was not permissible for you to intercede in a limit of the limits of Allah. It is an obligation that must be carried out against everyone.
Then he addressed the people. ثم خطب الناس
As was his custom (peace and blessings be upon him), whenever an event occurred, he would address the people to convey the law of Allah to the servants of Allah. He addressed them. Listen.
Those before you were only destroyed because they used to leave a noble person if he stole وقال : إنما اهلك الذين من قبلكم أنهم كانوا إذا سرق فيهم الشريف تركوه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1430Sahih (Darussalam)
Why did they leave him? Because of his nobility.
But if a person who was weak stole, they would carry out the punishment on him. وإذا سرق فيهم الضعيف أقاموا عليه الحد
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4899Sahih (Darussalam)
Then he said, and he is the truthful, the pious, without taking an oath (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
By Allah وايم الله
And the meaning of "Wa imma Allah" is "I swear by Allah."
if Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hnad. لو أن فاطمة بنت محمد سرقت لقطعت يدها
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4899Sahih (Darussalam)
"May Allah send blessings and peace upon him." Which is more noble in religion and lineage, this woman from Makhzum or Fatimah bint Muhammad? Fatimah bint Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with her) is the mistress of the women of Paradise.
if Fatimah bint Muhammad were to steal لو أن فاطمة بنت محمد سرقت
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4900Sahih (Darussalam)
I would have cut off her hand. لقطعت يدها
And does the meaning imply that I ordered someone to cut off her hand, as I ordered the hand of the Makhzum woman to be cut, or does the meaning imply that I personally cut it off with my own hand? The meaning is that I personally did it, and this is more emphatic than ordering another to cut off her hand. That is, he swore (peace and blessings be upon him) that if Fatimah bint Muhammad had committed theft, he would have cut off her hand. This is justice. This is justice. So, from the just imam in the hadith, from the just imam? It is the one who enforces the law of Allah upon the servants of Allah.
Source alathar.net

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