Sunan an-Nasa'i #4905 · The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief

Sunan an-Nasa'iIt was narrated that Abu Zurah said
Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 46 · The Book of Cutting off the Hand of the Thief
Sunan an-Nasa'i · كتاب 46 · كتاب قطع يد السارق
"Abu Hurairah said: 'Carrying out a Hadd punishment in a land is better for its people than if it were to rain for forty nights." (Daif)
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِقَامَةُ حَدٍّ بِأَرْضٍ خَيْرٌ لأَهْلِهَا مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ‏.‏
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4905In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 36