Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a person commits theft, his right hand should be cut off; if he steals again, his left foot should be cut off; if he steals yet again, I will imprison him, and I will keep him imprisoned until he reforms. I feel shy before Allah to leave him in such a state that he has no hand with which he can eat or clean himself, or no foot with which he can walk.

Maisarah reports: A man and his mother came to the service of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). The woman said: "This son of mine has killed my husband." The son said: "(The murdered man) was my slave, who committed adultery with my mother." So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Both of you have been disgraced and have suffered loss. (O woman!) If you are truthful, your son will be killed, and if your son is truthful, then we will stone you." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went to perform the prayer. The boy then said to his mother: "What do you think, will they have me killed or have you stoned?" The narrator says: Then both of them left. When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) finished the prayer, he inquired about them, and was told: Both of them have gone.

Uqbah bin Aws, a companion, narrates this statement: On the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, when the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) entered Makkah, he said: "There is no deity except Allah, He is the only One worthy of worship, He fulfilled His promise, He helped His servant, He alone routed the armies (of the enemies). Be aware! Every thing that is considered greatness and virtue (in society), and every blood (revenge) and wealth (i.e., payment) from the time of ignorance, all of it is under these two feet of mine (i.e., I declare it null and void), except for the service of the House of Allah and the service of giving water to the pilgrims (because these will remain as standards of virtue). Be aware! Accidental killing that resembles intentional killing, where someone is struck with a stick or staff, its compensation is one hundred camels, of which forty will be pregnant she-camels."

This same narration, along with some other chains of transmission, is reported from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) on the authority of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: On the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“There is no deity except Allah, He is the only One worthy of worship, He fulfilled His promise, He helped His servant, and He alone routed the (enemy) armies. Be aware! Every matter that is considered greatness (and virtue) in society and is counted (as such), (every) blood (revenge) and wealth (i.e., payment) from the time of ignorance, all of it is under these two feet of mine (i.e., I declare it null and void), except for the service of the House of Allah and the service of giving water to the pilgrims (because these will remain as standards of virtue). Be aware! Accidental killing that resembles intentional killing is when someone is struck with a stick or staff; its blood money is aggravated, among which forty pregnant she-camels will be included.”(The narrator says:) That is, its blood money is one hundred camels.

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Aws narrates from a companion: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Makkah (after that he narrated the hadith as previously mentioned).

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: On the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the Ka'bah, stood on the steps, and said: "All praise is due to Allah alone, Who fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, and alone defeated the confederates. Be aware! The one killed by mistake is he who is killed with a stick or staff; his blood money is aggravated compensation, that is, one hundred camels, of which forty will be pregnant she-camels. Every claim of superiority from the time of ignorance, every blood revenge and payment of wealth from the time of ignorance, is under my two feet (i.e., I declare them abolished), except for two things: the service of the Ka'bah and providing water to the pilgrims; I maintain these for their respective people as they were before (in the time of ignorance)."

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) standing on the steps of the Ka'bah saying this (after that he mentioned the hadith as previously stated).

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Qisas (retaliation) can only be carried out by means of the sword."

Hasan al-Basri narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Retribution (qisas) can only be carried out by means of the sword." The narrator named Yunus states: I asked Hasan al-Basri, "From whom did you hear this hadith?" He replied: I heard Sayyiduna Nu'man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) mention this.