Abu Burdah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: No more than ten lashes are to be given, except in the case of one of the punishment prescribed by Allah, the Exalted.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Burdah al-Ansari through a different chain of narrators. This version has: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say. . . He then mentioned the tradition to the same effect.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you inflicts a beating, he should avoid striking the face.