Reports on the place of branding and the manner of branding

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a donkey that had been branded on its face, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) invoked against it: "May Allah curse the one who branded it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey that had been branded on its face and whose nostrils had been burnt, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah curse the one who did this. Did I not forbid that anyone should brand the face or strike the face?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey that had been branded on its face, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of it. He (the speaker, who is not named in this narration) said: "By Allah, I will brand it only at the part farthest from the face." Then he gave orders concerning his donkey, and it was branded on its haunches, and he was the first person to brand on the haunches.

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey that had been branded on its face and said: "Did I not forbid this?" Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Certainly, I will not brand except at the place farthest from the face." Then he branded it on its haunches.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to brand on the face. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade branding on the face, Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will not brand except at the lowest place, away from the face." Then he branded on the haunches.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Junadah bin Jarad (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with camels which I had branded on the nose. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Junadah! Did you find no part other than the face to brand? Ahead of you lies the reckoning." He said: The matter is up to you (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring something else that has no mark on it." So I brought him (peace and blessings be upon him) an ibn labun (a two-year-old male camel), a bint labun (a two-year-old female camel) and a hiqqah (a three-year-old female camel). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Will you sell me their brand? I will buy their brand in exchange for their sadaqah." He said: The matter is up to you. I took up the branding iron, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Further back." He (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying: "Further back, further back," until I reached the thigh. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Brand with blessing." So I branded them on their thighs. Their sadaqah was two hiqqahs, and they numbered ninety.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I took my brother to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he (peace and blessings be upon him) could perform tahnik for him (put chewed date in his mouth). I saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) inside a pen, branding sheep. The narrator said: I think he said: on their ears.

Safwan bin Amr said: I was at the door of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) when a horse came out towards us, on whose thighs was written: 'Uddatun lillah' (war equipment for Allah).
The Shaykh said: What is reported from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning rikaz (buried treasure) has already been discussed in the Book of Zakah.