Sayyidah Ayshah narrated that the Quraysh were grieved when a woman of Banu Makhzum stole something. They said to each other. “Who will speak to Allah’s Messenger for her?” Sbmeone said ‘Who else besides Usamah ibn Zayd can take the initiative? He is dear to Allah’s Messenger . So, Usamah spoke to him. And he said to him, “Will you intercede about one of the prescribed punishments of Allah? “He then got up and gave an address, saying, “Indeed, those before you perished because when a nobleamong them committed theft they let him go and when a weak person did that they inflicted on him the punishment. I say by Allah that if Fatimah bint Muhammad were to commit theft, I would indeed sever her hand.”
[Bukhari 6887, Muslim 1688]