Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Implementing one prescribed punishment on earth is better for the people of the earth than thirty days of rain. In another narration, forty days of rain is mentioned.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever's intercession becomes an obstacle in the enforcement of any of Allah's limits, he has opposed the command of Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman from the Makhzum tribe used to borrow goods and then deny it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her hand to be cut off. Her family came to Sayyiduna Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) and requested him to intercede on behalf of the woman. When Sayyiduna Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) interceded with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he addressed him and said: O Usama! I did not expect that you would intercede regarding one of the limits set by Allah Almighty. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to deliver a sermon and said: The people before you were destroyed because when a noble among them committed theft, they would let him go, but when a weak person among them committed theft, they would cut off his hand. By the One in Whose hand is my soul! If Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, had committed this crime, I would have cut off her hand as well. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the hand of the Makhzumi woman cut off.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman from the Makhzum tribe used to borrow goods and then deny it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her hand to be cut off.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman from Banu Makhzum committed theft and sought the protection of Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) for intercession. He was beloved to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the woman was brought, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If my daughter Fatimah had committed this, I would have cut off her hand as well." Then the hand of the Makhzumi woman was cut off.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a thief was brought to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that his hand be cut off. The people said: We did not know that the matter would reach this extent. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) were in this position, I would cut off her hand as well. Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah says: I could not find out the details of the stolen item.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Once I was asleep, a thief came and stole a cloth from under my head. I caught him and brought him to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: He has stolen my cloth. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his hand to be cut off, I said: O Messenger of Allah! That was not my intention; I give this cloth to him as charity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not do so before bringing him to me?

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was sleeping in the mosque on my cloak, someone stole it, and we caught the thief and brought him to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When you (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his hand to be cut off, I said: O Messenger of Allah! Will his hand be cut off in exchange for this cloak, whose price is only thirty dirhams? I gift this cloak to this man or sell it to him. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not do so before bringing him to me?

Narrated by Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Forgive the mistakes of people of status, except when they are related to the prescribed limits (hudood).