Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a woman stole. The people from whom she had stolen brought her and said: "O Messenger of Allah! This woman has stolen from us." The woman's people said: "We will pay a ransom for her." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Cut off her hand." The people said: "We will give five hundred dinars as her ransom." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Cut off her hand." So the woman's right hand was cut off. The woman said: "O Messenger of Allah! Is there room for repentance for me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, with regard to this sin of yours you have become as you were on the day your mother gave birth to you." Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse in Surah al-Ma'idah: "Whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, then indeed Allah Almighty accepts his repentance" — to the end of the verse.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, whose hadith is hasan (good) though there is weakness in him, and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحدود والديات / 10660
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (6657) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 6619»