رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 1608
The Book of the Prohibited actions
Prohibition of Cruelty
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ حِمَارٌ قَدْ وُسِمَ فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَ: لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي وَسَمَهُ ((رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لمسلم أيضًا: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الضَّرْبِ فِي الْوَجْهِ، وَعَنِ الْوَسْمِ فِي الْوَجْهِ)).
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: An ass with a brand on the face happened to pass before the Prophet (ﷺ). Thereupon he said, "May Allah curse the one who has branded it (on the face)." [Muslim]. Another narration in Muslim is: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited us from hitting across the face and branding on the face (of an animal)."
Riyad as-Salihin, 1608