Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Safwan bin Umayyah came to Madinah and slept in the mosque. He placed his sheet (khamisah) under his head. A thief came and stole it. He seized him and brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the thief's hand be cut off. Safwan said: "O Messenger of Allah! The sheet is his." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not do so before bringing him to me?"
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Ya'qub bin Humayd, whom Ibn Hibban and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), while al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and others declared him da'if (weak); the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحدود والديات / 10661
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (10978) ، أخرجه سنن الدارمي برقم: 2299، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 7326، 10978»