It was narrated from 'Aishah that: a woman stole at the time of Messenger of Allah and they said: We cannot speak to him concerning her; there is no one who can speak to him except his beloved, Usamah. So he spoke to him, and he saidO Usamah, the Children of Israel were destroyed for such a thing. Whenever a noble person among them stole, they would let him go, but if a low-class person among them stole, they would cut off his hand. If it were Fatimah bint Muhammad (who stole), I would cut off her hand.