(24) باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُقَاتِلُ الرَّجُلَ فَيَدْفَعُهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ya'la b. Umayyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the man bit him: If you wish that you give him control over your hand and he bites it, and then you drive it away from his mouth (you may do it). He imposed no retaliation for his teeth.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4585
In-book reference: Book 41, Hadith 92
English translation: Book 40, Hadith 4568