Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 30484 — A man brought in and told: Did you

It is narrated from Ikrimah bin Khalid that he said: A thief who had confessed to theft was brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). At this, Sayyiduna Umar said: Indeed, my view is that this man's hand is not the hand of a thief. The man said: By Allah, I am not a thief. So Sayyiduna Umar let him go and did not cut off his hand.