Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a thief commits theft, I will have his right hand cut off. If he does it again, I will have his left foot cut off. If he does it yet again, I will keep him imprisoned until he reforms, because I feel ashamed to leave him in such a state. (After this, he mentioned the hadith as previously narrated.)
Hadith Referenceسنن الدارقطني / كتاب الحدود والديات وغيره / 3388
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البيهقي فى((سننه الكبير)) برقم: 17360، 17361، والدارقطني فى ((سننه)) برقم: 3166، 3387، 3388، وأورده ابن حجر فى "المطالب العالية"، 1871، وأخرجه عبد الرزاق فى ((مصنفه)) برقم: 18764، 18766، 18767، وأخرجه ابن أبى شيبة فى ((مصنفه)) برقم: 28846»