Ibn ‘Abbas RA said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw an ass which had been branded on the face. He disapproved of it. Upon this Ibn ‘Abbas RA said, “By Allah, I shall not brand (the animal) but on a part at a distance from the face.” Ibn ‘Abbas RA then commanded branding on the hips; he was the first person to brand the animals on hips.
(Muslim)

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