Those who disliked that prostration should leave a mark on the face

Abu al-Sha'tha' said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when he saw a man on whose face were the marks of prostration. He said to him: "A man's appearance is his face, so let none of you disfigure his appearance."

Abu Awn al-A'war said that Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a woman who had a mark between her eyes like the callus that forms on a goat from sitting, that is, the hardened patch that develops on the legs from much sitting. He said: "If this were not between your eyes, it would have been better for you."

Yazid bin al-Asamm said: It was said to Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Have you seen so-and-so, who strikes his forehead on the ground like a pecking beak, wanting the mark of prostration to appear on his forehead?" Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) said mockingly: "Let him do it; perhaps by pecking again and again he will go into the ground!"

Hurayth said that al-Sha'bi disliked the mark of prostration on the face.

Habib bin Abi Thabit said: I asked Mujahid about the mark that had formed between my eyes, and he said: "When you prostrate, place your forehead lightly on the ground."