وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَقَرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَ تَقْرَأُ شَيْئاً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقَالَ قَدْ وَهَبْتُ يَدَكَ لِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ أَ تُعَطِّلُ حَدّاً مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَقَالَ وَ مَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا هَذَا إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَلَيْسَ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ وَ إِذَا أَقَرَّ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَذَاكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ قَطَعَ.
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Hadith.5106 - A man came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and confessed to theft. Commander of the Faithful (as) asked him: "Do you recite anything from the Book of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic?" The man replied: "Yes, Surah Al-Baqarah." Imam (as) said: "I have pardoned your hand for the sake of Surah Al-Baqarah." Al-Ashath objected, saying: "Are you suspending one of the punishments prescribed by Allah (swt), the Exalted?" Commander of the Faithful (as) replied: "And what do you know about this matter? When evidence is established, the Imam has no authority to pardon, but when a man confesses against himself, then it is up to the Imam - if he wishes, he may pardon, and if he wishes, he may order the cutting."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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