Al-Maaida • EN-ASBAB-AL-NUZUL-BY-AL-WAHIDI
﴿ وَٱلسَّارِقُ وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ فَٱقْطَعُوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَٰلًۭا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌۭ ﴾
“NOW AS FOR the man who steals and the woman who steals, cut off the hand of either of them in requital for what they have wrought, as a deterrent ordained by God: for God is almighty, wise.”
(As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands�) [5:38]. Said al-Kalbi: �This was revealed about Tu�mah ibn Ubayriq who stole an armour. His story has already been covered�.