Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey that had been branded on its face, so he disapproved of this. He said: "By Allah, I will brand it on the part of its body that is farthest from its face." Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered regarding that donkey, so it was branded on its thighs. This was the first animal to be branded on its thighs.