Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4883

Rapporté par Safwan bin Umayyah : Je dormais dans la mosquée sur une Khamîsah qui valait trente dirhams, et un homme est venu me la voler. L'homme a été attrapé et amené au Prophète, qui a ordonné qu'on lui coupe la main. Je suis allé voir le Prophète et j'ai dit : "Tu vas lui couper la main pour seulement trente dirhams ? Je veux bien la lui vendre à crédit." Le Prophète a dit : "Pourquoi ne l'as-tu pas dit avant de me l'amener ?

It was knarrated that Safwan bin Umayyah said:"I was sleeping in the Masjid on a Khmaishah of mine that was worth thirty dirhams, and a man came and stole it from me. The man was caught and taken to the Prophet, who ordered that his hand be cut off. I came to him and said: "Will you cut off his hand for the sake of only thirty Dirhams? I will sell it to him on credit." He said:" Why did you not say this before you brought him to me?