´It was narrated from Sufyan, from Abu Az-Zubair, from Jabir that:` the Messenger of Allah robber and pilferer is not to be cut off." (Sahih) Sufyan did not hear it from Abu Az-Zubair.
Hadith ReferenceSunan an-Nasa'i / The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief / Hadith: 4974
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح لم يسمعه سفيان من أبي الزبير | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح