Explanation of the two hadiths of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): (Do not say, "May Allah disfigure his face...")

The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace be upon him) said, in what the author narrates with a good chain, from Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . This refers to the distant one, this slave, in the second hadith from Abu Hurayrah, which is also good. He said: . This means that when a Muslim curses a person in his face, and there is darkness, ugliness, or deformity in his face, and the owner of this face does an ugly deed, the curser finds no fault in him except in his face. Then he does not limit himself to cursing his specific face, but extends it to a face that resembles his, saying to him: "May Allah disfigure your face and the face of whoever resembles your face." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why? Because Allah created Adam in His image. We are all from Adam, and Adam is from dust. So all these faces, whether white, brown, black, red, or yellow, return to our first father, Adam (peace and blessings be upon him).

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, yes.

The questioner: In the form of ... .

The Shaykh : No, no. The point I intended to explain to you here, in the entirety of my speech, is that these white, brown, black, and yellow faces are all faces that belong to one father, who is Adam (peace and blessings be upon him). So when the one who insults and curses the face of a person of any color says, "May Allah disfigure your face and the face of whoever resembles your face," it means he has returned the curse to his first father, Adam (peace and blessings be upon him). Because Allah created Adam in the image of this face that you disfigure. So do not say, "May Allah disfigure your face," because Allah created Adam in the image of this face. And specifically, do not say, "And the face of whoever resembles your face," for Allah created Adam in the image of this face that you disfigure. Therefore, it also came in other hadiths that if you need to strike your slave or your child, do not strike him in the face. Because Allah honored Adam, so He created Adam in this beautiful form in which He distinguished him from all His creation, as our Lord (Blessed and Exalted is He) said in the Noble Qur'an: . So Allah distinguished Adam with this beautiful creation. It is not permissible for a Muslim to disfigure the face, and it is also not permissible to strike in the face. Strike in any other place, because the face is the most honorable thing in this human being whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) honored above all His creation.