حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُضْرَبَ الصُّوَرُ يَعْنِي الْوَجْهَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4779
It was narrated from SaaUm that his father said: The messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade striking the image, meaning the face.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020