(1) باب تَعْظِيمِ السَّرِقَةِ
It was narrated from abu Hurairah that the Prophet - and Ahmad said in his Hadith:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one who commits Zina is a believer at the moment when he is committing Zina; no one who steals is a believer at the moment when he is stealing; no one who drinks wine is a believer at the moment when he is drinking it; but repentance is available to him after that. (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4871 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 46, Hadith 2 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4875 (FR)