Abdullah bin al-Harith bin Abi Rabi'ah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A thief was brought, and they said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is a slave belonging to some orphans of the Ansar; by Allah, we do not know of any wealth they have other than him." So he let him go. Then he was brought a second time, and he let him go. Then he was brought a third time, and he let him go. Then he was brought a fourth time, and he let him go. Then he was brought a fifth time, and he cut off his hand; then he was brought a sixth time, and he cut off his foot; then he was brought a seventh time, and he cut off his hand; then he was brought an eighth time, and he cut off his foot.
The version naming al-Harith bin Abdullah bin Abi Rabi'ah is more correct; it is a good (hasan) mursal report with an authentic chain.
A slave was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and the same meaning is mentioned). It seems that in the first four times he did not consider his theft to have reached the amount that makes amputation obligatory, and then considered that it did in the later times, so he ordered the amputation. This mursal report strengthens the connected report before it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السرقة / 17262