Al-Muwatta de Malik, 1535

Ibn Chéhab a rapporté que Marwan Ibn Al Hakkam a reçu un homme qui avait dérobé des effets. Voulant lui couper la main, il détacha quelqu'un auprés de Zaid Ibn Thabet pour le questionner à ce sujet. Zaid Ibn Thabet lui répondit: «Un objet dérobé n'exige pas que la main soit coupée»

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Marwan ibn al-Hakam was brought a man who had snatched some goods and he wanted to cut off his hand. He sent to Zayd ibn Thabit to ask him about it. Zayd ibn Thabit said to him, "The hand is not cut off for what is stolen by chance, openly, in haste