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?