Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 30277 — A man who steals a child or a slave

Ma'ruf bin Suwayd said: Some people used to steal people's slaves from Africa. Ali bin Rabah said: The punishment of cutting off the hand does not apply to them. This is something from the time of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and he too did not hold the view that the punishment of cutting off the hand applied to them, and he said: These people are cunning tricksters.