It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a woman committed theft. The people from whom the theft had occurred caught the woman and brought her to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! This woman has stolen from us." The people of that woman's tribe said, "We are ready to pay her ransom." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Cut off her hand." They said, "We are ready to give fifty dinars as her ransom." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said, "Cut off her hand." Thus, her right hand was cut off. Later, the woman said, "O Messenger of Allah! Can my repentance be accepted?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You are now so purified from your sins that it is as if your mother has given birth to you today." On this occasion, Allah Almighty revealed this verse of Surah Al-Ma'idah: Whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, Allah will accept his repentance.