Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2612b

Book 45: The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
Chapter 32: Chapter: The Prohibition Of Striking The Face

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ ضَرْبِ الْوَجْهِ، ‏‏

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)."

Read it in place: 45. The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship