Jabir (RAA) narrated, 'A thief was brought to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he said to them, "Kill him." The people said, 'He has just stolen O Messenger of Allah!' He then said, "Cut off his hand." He was brought to him the second time and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) also said, "Kill him." They said the same and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to them, 'Cut off his hand." The same man was brought a third time and a fourth time and same was said. When they brought him the fifth time, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "Kill him." Related by Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i who regarded it as Munkar (a type of weak hadith). Ab-Nasa'i also reported a similar hadith on the authenticity of Al-Harith bin Hatib. Ash-Shafi'i mentioned that the killing in the fifth time (of stealing) is abrogated.