Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Yazid ibn Khusayfah narrates that a man was brought to Hazrat Umar ibn Abdul Aziz who had stolen a bird. So he asked Hazrat Sa’ib ibn Yazid for a fatwa regarding this. He replied: I have not seen anyone whose hand was cut for stealing a bird. And in this matter, the punishment of cutting the hand will not be carried out on the thief. Hazrat Umar ibn Abdul Aziz released him and did not cut his hand.