Hadith record

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bi Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, from Bukeyr Bin Ayn, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a man who stole but they were not able over (catching him). Then he stole again but they were not able over (catching) him, and he stole again, so he was seized. So the proof came, and they (witnesses) testified against him with the earlier ones and the last theft. So he asws said: ‘His hand would be cut due to the first theft and his leg would not be cut due to the second theft’. So it was said, ‘So how come that is so?’ So he asws said: ‘Because the witnessed testified together in one place with the first theft and the last one, before he had been cut due to the first theft. And had the witnesses testified against him with the first theft, then waited until he was cut, then testified against him with the last theft, his left leg would be cut’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.