قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فِي رَجُلَيْنِ سَرَقَا مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ أَحَدُهُمَا عَبْدٌ لِمَالِ اللَّهِ وَ الْآخَرُ مِنْ عُرْضِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا هَذَا فَمِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ أَكَلَ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضاً وَ أَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَقَدَّمَهُ فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُطْعَمَ السَّمْنَ وَ اللَّحْمَ حَتَّى بَرَأَتْ مِنْهُ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Washa, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> judged regarding two men who had stolen from the wealth of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>. One of the two was a slave of the wealth of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and the other one was from among the (ordinary) people. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘As for this one who is from the wealth of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, there is nothing upon him from the wealth of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>. One part has eaten the other part. And as for the other one, so bring him’. So he<sup>as</sup><sup>ws</sup> cut his hand, then ordered than he should be fed the butter and the meat, until he is cured from it’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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