Jami at-Tirmidhi 1710
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 23: The Book on Jihad · What Has Been Related About The Dislike Of Encouraging Beasts To Fight On Another [And Striking Them Or Branding Them On The Face]
Narrated Jabir:
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْوَسْمِ فِي الْوَجْهِ وَالضَّرْبِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
"The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited branding on the face and striking (it)." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)