قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَتَجَنَّبِ الْوَجْهَ "
And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When any one of you strikes his brother, he should avoid the face."
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