Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
40/40. Chapter:
Striking the face in hadd (punishment)
Sunan Abi Dawud
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 " .
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you inflicts a beating, he should avoid striking the face.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4493In-book reference : Book 40, Hadith 143English translation : Book 39, Hadith 4478