It is narrated from Yahya bin Abd al-Rahman bin Hatib that some slaves of Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) at al-Aliyah took a she-camel belonging to a man of the tribe of Muzaynah; they slaughtered it and confessed to it. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for Hatib and mentioned this to him, saying: These slaves of yours have stolen and slaughtered the she-camel of a man of Muzaynah and have confessed to it. He ordered Kathir bin al-Salt to cut off their hands; then, after he had gone, he sent for him and called him back, and said to Hatib: Were it not that I think you keep them hungry, to the point that one of them would do what Allah has forbidden, I would have cut off their hands. But by Allah, since I am letting them go, I will surely impose on you a fine on their account that will hurt you. Then he asked the man of Muzaynah: What was its price? He said: I used to refuse four hundred for it. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then give him eight hundred.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السرقة / 17287