Sayyiduna Nuqadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I brand?" He said: "Did I not see you branding on the face? Do not burn the flesh." I said: "Then where should I brand?" He said: "At the place of the rope, towards the back."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains a group of narrators whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 13244