Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 19:504

Abu Bakr narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us, he said: Sa'id ibn Abi 'Aruba narrated to us, from Sulayman al-Naji, from Abu al-Mutawakkil, that a thief was brought to Abu Hurayrah while he was the governor at that time. He said: "Did you steal? Did you steal?" He said: "Say: 'No.' Say: 'No,'" two or three times.