Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29936 — Reports on interceding for a thief

Sulayman bin Abi Kabshah says that a thief was taken past Sa'id bin Jubayr and Ata, and the two of them interceded for him. The two of them were asked: "Is this your view?" They both said: "Yes, as long as he has not been brought to the imam."