1862 – ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ahmad reported to us; he said: al-Husayn ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us; he said: ʿAli ibn Shuʿayb narrated to us; he said: al-Hasan ibn Bishr narrated to us; he said: al-Hakam ibn ʿAbd al-Malik narrated. ⦗1088⦘

1863 – And I, Muhammad ibn ʿAli ibn Mahdi, reported: ʿUthman ibn Muhammad ibn Harun narrated to us; he said: Abu Umayyah narrated to us; he said: al-Hasan ibn Bishr narrated to us; he said: al-Hakam ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, from Qatadah, from al-Hasan, Saʿid ibn al-Musayyib, and ʿAtaʾ ibn Abi Rabah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“A fornicator does not commit fornication while he is a believer, nor does a thief steal while he is a believer. If he does any of those acts, faith departs from his heart; yet if he repents, Allah accepts his repentance.”