Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 174
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، وَسَعِيدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِذَا ضَرَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ خَادِمَهُ فَلْيَجْتَنِبِ الْوَجْهَ.
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Khalid ibn Makhlad narrated to us. He said: Sulayman ibn Bilal narrated to us. He said: Muhammad ibn Ajlan narrated to me, saying: My father informed me—and Said—from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: 'When one of you strikes his servant, let him avoid the face.'
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، وَسَعِيدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،
The conjunction may indicate two transmitters from Abu Hurayra, but the chain punctuation is not explicit.
Does Said share the same link to Abu Hurayra, or does the wording indicate another branch?