The Ruling on Slapping and Striking the Face

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on slapping the face, and what is the evidence for it?

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to strike the face. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade striking the face, and he said to the disciplinarian and the one who enforces the hudud (fixed punishments): because the face is the gathering place of the senses, the gathering place of the senses is in the front, so the face should be protected and not struck, nor should it be branded; branding and cauterization are not to be done on the face either. Yes.

The questioner:
Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh:
Shall we repeat the question?

The questioner:
What is the ruling on striking the face?

The Shaykh:
Striking the face means hitting the face. If one is disciplining a child or disciplining a beast, hitting the beast or otherwise, let him fear Allah regarding the face; he should never hit the face, nor should he brand the face with fire.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh