It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whomever you find to have stolen from the spoils of war, beat him and burn his belongings." Salih bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I went in to Maslamah bin Abd al-Malik, and he had seized a man who had stolen from the spoils of war. So he called for Salim (may Allah have mercy on him), and he narrated this hadith to him. The narrator said: Then Maslamah burned the man's belongings, and when a copy of the Qur'an was found among his belongings, he had its value assessed and gave that amount in charity.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه / 204
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: منكر» «أخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 1461، وأخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 2713، وأخرجه سنن الدارمي برقم: 2490، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 2909، وأخرجه مسند البزار برقم: 123، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 2630، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 199»