Hadith 149

Sahih Muslim

Book 45: The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Chapter 32

The Prohibition Of Striking The Face

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ ضَرْبِ الْوَجْهِ، ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 2612b
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِذَا ضَرَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ ‏"
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Zinad and he said:

" When one amongst you strikes (at the face)."