The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a servant of his, nor a wife of his, nor did he ever strike anything with his hand except when fighting in the cause of Allah. Whenever he was wronged in any way, he never sought retaliation against the one who wronged him, unless the sacred limits of Allah were violated, in which case he would exact retribution for the sake of Allah
. He was never given a choice between two matters without choosing the easier of the two, unless it involved sin, for if it involved sin, he would be the furthest of people from it.
حدثنا محمد بن عبد الرحمن الطفاوي قال حدثنا هشام بن عروة عن أبيه
ما ضرب رسول الله ﷺ خادما له قط ولا امرأة له قط ولا ضرب بيده إلا أن يجاهد في سبيل الله وما نيل منه شيء فانتقمه من صاحبه إلا أن تنتهك محارم الله عز وجل فينتقم لله عز وجل وما عرض عليه أمران أحدهما أيسر من الآخر إلا أخذ بأيسرهما إلا أن يكون مأثما فإن كان مأثما كان أبعد الناس منه
Its isnad is sahih. Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman Tufawi is trustworthy, and his hadith appears in Bukhari.The hadith was narrated by Bukhari 6/566 no. 356, Muslim 4/1812 no. 2327, Abu Dawud 4/250 no. 4785, Darimi 2/198 no. 2218, and Humaydi 10/125 no. 258. And Tirmidhi in Shamail 331 no. 274.