496. My father (Imām Ahmad) – rahimahullāh – narrated to me (and said): Sufyān narrated to us, from Abū al Zinnād, from al A’raj, from Abū Hurayrah, from the Prophet ﷺ:
“If anyone of you hits, then let him avoid the face, because verily Allāh created Ādam in His Image.”
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497. My father (Imām Ahmad) narrated to me (and said): I heard Al-Humaydī – and Sufyān also narrated this hadīth to us – while he said (regarding the previously mentioned hadīth): “This is the truth.”
And he was saying this while Ibn ‘Uyaynah remained silent.
My father said: “Ibn ‘Uyaynah did not reject what he said (i.e. that it is truth).”
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498. Abū Ma’mar narrated to me (and said): Jarīr narrated to us, from al A’mash, from Habīb bin Abī Thābit, from ’Atā, from Ibn ‘Umar (radiAllāhu ‘anhu) who said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:
“Do not make the face ugly, because verily Allāh created Ādam in the Image of Ar-Rahmān.”
The Sunnah by Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Hanbal