A man brought in and told: Did you steal? Say no

It is narrated from Yazid bin Abi Kabshah that he said: A woman who had stolen was brought to Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to her: O Salamah! Did you steal? Say: No.

Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man who had stolen was brought. He asked: Did you steal? Say this: I found this property. The man said: I found this property. So he let him go.

It is narrated from Abu al-Mutawakkil that he said: A thief was brought to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the governor in those days. He said: Did you steal? Did you steal? Say: No, no. He said this two or three times.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Thawban that he said: A man stole a cloak and was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The people said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This man has stolen a cloak. At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I do not think that he stole.

It is narrated from Sumay' Abu Salim that he said: I was present with Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when a thief was brought who had confessed to theft. At this, Sayyiduna al-Hasan said to him: Perhaps you snatched it by trickery, so that he would say: No.

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.

It is narrated from Ibn Jurayj that Ata said: Among those who have passed on, those to whom a thief was brought would ask: Did you steal? And I know nothing about them except that he named Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Ibn Awn that he said: Miskin, a member of my household, told me: I was present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man and a woman were brought who had both been found in a deserted place. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the man: Did you go near this woman? At this the companions of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Say: No. The man said: No. So he let him go.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ma'iz bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): Perhaps you kissed her, or touched her, or only embraced her.