The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you strikes another, let him avoid the face. And do not say, 'May Allah disfigure your face and the face of whoever resembles your face,' for Allah Most High created Adam in his image."
حدثنا يحيى عن ابن عجلان عن سعيد
قال رسول الله ﷺ إذا ضرب أحدكم فليتجنب الوجه ولا تقل قبح الله وجهك ووجه من أشبه وجهك فإن الله تعالى خلق آدم على صورته
Its chain of transmission is sahih. The imam of the imams, Ibn Khuzayma, narrated it in Tawhid, page 26, from Ibn Muthanna and from Bundar, both from Yahya bin Saeed, with this chain. Bayhaqi likewise narrated it in Asma wa Sifat, page 216, via Muhammad bin Abu Bakr, from Yahya bin Saeed. Khatib likewise narrated it in Tarikh Baghdad, 2:221-220, via Umar bin Shabba, from Yahya bin Saeed.Bukhari narrated it in Adab al-Mufrad, page 28, split into two hadiths. He reported the prohibition against the saying "qabbahaka Allah" (may Allah disfigure your face) via Sufyan bin Uyayna, from Ibn Ajlan, from Saeed, from Abu Hurairah. Then he reported the prohibition against striking the face via Sulayman bin Bilal, from Ibn Ajlan, from his father, and Saeed, from Abu Hurairah.The prohibition against striking the face has already appeared under number 7319, narrated by Ibn Uyayna, from Abu Zinad, from Araj, from Abu Hurairah. Abu Bakr Ajurri narrated it in Sharia, pages 314-315, in scattered form with chains via Ibn Uyayna from Abu Zinad, and via him from Ibn Ajlan from Saeed. He also reported the prohibition against striking the face via Yahya bin Saeed, that is, Qattan, from Ibn Ajlan, from Saeed.As for his saying "qabbaha," it is pronounced with a fatha on the qaf and an unshaddad ba, from "qubh," which means distancing. Qadi Iyad said in Mashariq, 2:169, "It is said, 'qabbahtu fulanan,' with doubling, when you say to someone, 'qabbahaka Allah,' in the light form, meaning, may He distance you." "Al-qubh" means distancing. It is also said, "qabbahahu Allah," with doubling, as reported by Ibn Duraid, as "taqbihan" and "qabhan," the verbal noun in the first form with fatha, and the noun with damma.In Lisan, 3:386, from Abu Amr, "qabahtu lahu wajhahu," in the light form, meaning, I said to him, "qabbahahu Allah." This is from His saying, Most High, "and on the Day of Resurrection they will be among the despised" [Qasas 28:42], meaning among those who are distanced and cursed, from "al-qubh," which means distancing. Also in it, from Abu Zayd, "qabaha Allahu fulanan," "qabhan" and "qubuhan," meaning He drove him away and distanced him from all good.