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But whoever repents after his evildoing, refrains from theft, and amends, his actions, Allahu ta’ālā will relent to him. Allahu ta’ālā is indeed Forgiving, Merciful, in expressing what has been stated. However, the rights of the victim to have the penalty of amputation carried out and his property restored are not [automatically] forgone after repentance. In fact, as is clarified in the Sunna, only if he is pardoned before being taken to the Imām is the [punishment of] amputation waived, and Al-Shāfi’ī is of this opinion.