رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ أَوْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ أَوْ زَنَى فَلَمْ يُعْلَمْ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَ لَمْ يُؤْخَذْ حَتَّى تَابَ وَ صَلَحَ فَقَالَ إِذَا صَلَحَ وَ عُرِفَ مِنْهُ أَمْرٌ جَمِيلٌ لَمْ يُقَمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَمْراً قَرِيباً لَمْ يُقَمْ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ خَمْسَةَ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ أَقَلَّ مِنْهُ وَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ أَمْرٌ جَمِيلٌ لَمْ يُقَمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحُدُودُ . وَ رُوِيَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ( عليهما السلام ) .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed and Ibn Abu Umeyr, altogether from Jameel Bin Darraj, from a man, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup> Imam<sup>asws</sup>), regarding a man who steals, or drinks the wine, or commits adultery, so he was not know to be with that and he was not seized, until he repented and corrected (himself). So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘When his correctness is recognised from him, it is a beautiful matter, the Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>) would not be established upon him’. Muhammad Bin Abu Umeyr said, ‘I said, ‘So if it was a matter close by (just been committed), (the Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>)) would not be established?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘If it was five or six months from it, and he had manifested a beautiful matter (reformed himself), the Penalties would not be established upon him’. And that has been reported from some of our companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup> Imam<sup>asws</sup>).
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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