Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29984 — A thief caught with the goods before

Dawud said that Abu Harb bin Abi al-Aswad said: A thief broke into the house of some people by making a hole in its wall. The guards caught sight of him, seized him and brought his case before Abu al-Aswad. He asked: "Did you find anything with him?" They said: "No." He said: "This poor, needy man intended to steal, and you hastened against him." Then he gave him twenty-five lashes.