The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a servant of his, nor a woman, nor did he ever strike anything with his hand.
حدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا وكيع عن هشام بن عروة عن أبيه
ما ضرب رسول الله ﷺ خادما له ولا امرأة ولا ضرب بيده شيئا
Muslim, chapter on Fadail (Virtues), the section on his distancing himself from sins and his choosing the easiest of permissible matters, etc., hadith 2328, on the authority of Ibn Abu Shayba, transmitted through him in an abridged form.