Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr fromhis father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron inthe time of Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimatedand it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange oftwelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 41, Hadith 23
Arabic reference: Book 41, Hadith 1526