Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

“The thief is not to be penalized (financially) if the Hadd punishment is carried out on him.” (Daif) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This is Mursal and it is not confirmed.

“Our Lord descends every night to the nearest heaven, until the last third of the night remains, so He says: ‘Who is calling upon Me so that I may answer him? Who is asking from Me so that I may give him? And who is seeking forgiveness from Me, so that I may forgive him.’”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection, until He says: “What kept you from denouncing evil when you saw it?” When Allah grants His slave a response, he will say: “O Lord, I hoped for Your mercy but I feared the people.”