45/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2612d — Do Not Slap the Face
The Prohibition Of Striking The Face
Do Not Slap the Face Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2612d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2612d
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، سَمِعَ أَبَا، أَيُّوبَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلاَ يَلْطِمَنَّ الْوَجْهَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of you fights with his brother, he should not slap at the face.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2612dIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 151USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6324
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2612d
This do not slap the face hadith gives a direct warning. Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said when any one of you fights with his brother, he should not slap the face. The wording uses a clear action: slapping. This makes the lesson easy to understand. Even if a fight takes place, the face must not be slapped. The text does not give a long explanation, but the command is firm in its wording. Searchers may type hadith do not slap face, Sahih Muslim 2612d, or hitting face in Islam. The core teaching is that anger and fighting should not push a person beyond this limit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith directly warns against slapping the face.
- Even during a fight, a person must keep limits.
- The wording teaches practical restraint in a clear way.
