Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 4493

Striking the face in hadd (punishment)
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Sunan Abi Dawud 4493
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏إِذَا ضَرَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَتَّقِ الْوَجْهَ ‏"
Translation
Narrated AbuHurayrah

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you inflicts a beating, he should avoid striking the face.