Chapter on the Legal Punishment for Theft
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 12
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: "لاَ يُقْطَعُ اَلسَّارِقُ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ ضَمِنَ اَلسَّرِقَةَ وَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شُهُودٌ".
It is narrated from one of the two Imams عليه السلام that Imam عليه السلام said: "The hand of a thief is not to be cut off until he confesses to the theft twice. If he retracts his confession, he must compensate for what he stole, but his hand will not be cut off if there are no witnesses against him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh