Alqamah bin Qays states: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) on the pulpit of Kufah, and he was saying: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The fornicator is not a believer while he commits fornication; the thief is not a believer while he steals; the one who plunders something to which people raise their eyes is not a believer while he plunders it; and the man who drinks wine is not a believer." A man stood up and said: "O Commander of the Believers! Does whoever commits fornication become a disbeliever?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to command us to keep the hadiths of concession unexplained. 'The fornicator is not a believer' means that he believes that this fornication is lawful for him; if he believes that this fornication is lawful for him, he becomes a disbeliever. 'The thief is not a believer' means that he believes regarding that theft that it is lawful for him; if he believes that the theft is lawful for him, he becomes a disbeliever. 'The drinker of wine is not a believer while he drinks it' means that he believes that the wine is lawful for him; if he drinks that wine while believing that wine is lawful for him, such a person becomes a disbeliever. 'The one who plunders something of value is not a believer while he plunders it' means that he believes that thing is lawful for him; if he snatches that thing while believing that it is lawful for him, such a person becomes a disbeliever."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir; its chain contains a narrator, Isma'il bin Yahya al-Taymi, who is a kadhdhab (liar); it is not permissible to narrate from him.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 372
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:موضوع
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام الطبراني فى معجمه الصغير 50/2 ، أخرجه المعجم الصغير للطبراني برقم: 870، وأخرجه البحر الزخار المعروف بمسند البزار 10 - 18 برقم: 8731، وأخرجه شرح السنة برقم: 46»