'The Book Pertaining to Punishments Prescribed by Islam (Kitab Al- Hudud) ' of Sahih Muslim.

'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace
be upon him), reported that the Quraish were
concerned about the woman who had
committed theft during the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him), in the
expedition of Victory (of Mecca). They said:
Who would speak to Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) about her? They (again)
said: Who can dare do this but Usama b Zaid,
the loved one of Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him)? She was brought to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and
Usama b. Zaid spoke about her to him
(interceded on her behalf). The colour of the
face of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) changed, and he said: Do you intercede
in one of the prescribed punishments of Allah?
He (Usama) said: 'Messenger of Allah, seek
forgiveness for me. When it was dusk. Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) stood up
and gave an address. He (first) glorified Allah
as He deserves, and then said: Now to our
topic. This (injustice) destroyed those before
you that when any one of (high) rank
committed theft among them, they spared him,
and when any weak one among them
committed theft, they inflicted the prescribed
punishment upon him. By Him in Whose Hand
is my life, even if Fatima daughter of
Muhammad were to commit theft, I would
have cut off her hand. He (the Holy Prophet)
then commanded about that woman who had
committed theft, and her hand was cut off.
'A'isha (further) said: Hers was a good
respentance, and she later on married and
used to come to me after that, and I conveyed
her needs (and problems) to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him).