Striking or Branding the Face

[بنت الأزور]

Striking or Branding the Face

Jabir said : " The Messenger of Allah forbade striking or branding the face
."
Reported by Muslim , 3/1673

As far as striking the face is concerned , many fathers and teachers strike children on their face with their hand or other things as a way of punishing them
.
Some people also do this to their servants , even though this is an insult to the face with which Allah has honored humans . It may also cause the loss of some important senses which are located in the face , leading to regret and possible demands for retribution
.

Branding animals in the face is done to make a distinguishing mark so that each animal`s owner may be known and the animal may be returned to him if it lost . This is haraam , because it causes suffering and deformity . If people claim that this is their tribal custom and that a distinguishing mark is necessary , it should be made on some other part of the animal , not on the face
.

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