'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha reports:
"Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam did not hit anything with his mubaarak hands, besides the time when he made jihaad in the Path of Allah. He did not hit a servant nor a women (wife, slave girl etc.)". (RU)
English reference (RU): Book 47, Hadith 331 (RU)
Arabic reference (RU): Book 48, Hadith 348 (RU)