Hadith 32740

Chapter 29

باب 29

(29) باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ ضَرْبِ الْحَيَوَانِ، فِي وَجْهِهِ وَوَسْمِهِ فِيهِ .

(29) Chapter: The Prohibition Of Striking Or Branding Animals On The Face
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وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ حِمَارٌ قَدْ وُسِمَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ " لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي وَسَمَهُ " .

Jabir reported that there happened to pass before Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) an ass the face of which had been cauterised, whereupon he said:
Allah has cursed one who has cauterised it (on the face).

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2117

In-book reference: Book 37, Hadith 163

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 24, Hadith 5283