Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 14656 — The sanctity of the House

Ibn Sabit said: In the Jahiliyyah, the people went out for the festival season, and not a single person remained in Makkah. One man, who was a thief, stayed behind. He intended to steal a piece of gold and set it aside; then later, when he entered in order to take the piece of gold, and put his head in, the doorway closed tight upon him. The people found his head inside the House and his back outside, so they picked him up and threw him to the dogs, and cleaned and purified the House.