In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said: (Someone) went past the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with a donkey that was branded on its face, so he said, “Has it not reached you that I indeed cursed one who brands animals on their faces or hits them on their faces?!” So, he forbade that.

Al-Allamah Zaid Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated:

The hadith demonstrates the proof that it is obligatory to be gentle to animals. In it is a prohibition against branding on the face because the face is honoured. It is not permissible for anyone to brand an animal’s or a man’s face, and also it is forbidden to hit on the face.

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