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Sahih Muslim 1689صحيح مسلم 1689
وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ سَرَقَتْ فَأُتِيَ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَاذَتْ بِأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا " . فَقُطِعَتْ .
Jaibir reported that a woman from the tribe of Makhzum committed theft. She was brought to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and she sought refuge (intercession) from Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: By Allah, even if she were Fatima, I would have her hand cut off. And thus her hand was cut off.
Grading
Sahih (authentic by the consensus of hadith scholars)
Chain of narrators
سلمة بن شبيب ← الحسن بن محمد بن أعين ← معقل بن عبيد الله ← محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس ← جابر بن عبد الله ← امرأة من بني سليم
Salama ibn Shabib → Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn A'yan → Ma'qil ibn Ubaydullah → Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Tadrus → Jabir → A woman from Bani Sulaym